liberal 音标拼音: [l'ɪbɚəl] [l'ɪbrəl]
n . 自由主义者,开明的人
a . 慷慨的,不拘泥的,宽大的,自由主义的
自由主义者,开明的人慷慨的,不拘泥的,宽大的,自由主义的
liberal adj 1 :
showing or characterized by broad -
mindedness ; "
a broad political stance "; "
generous and broad sympathies "; "
a liberal newspaper "; "
tolerant of his opponent '
s opinions "
[
synonym : {
broad }, {
large -
minded }, {
liberal }, {
tolerant }]
2 :
having political or social views favoring reform and progress 3 :
tolerant of change ;
not bound by authoritarianism ,
orthodoxy ,
or tradition [
ant : {
conservative }]
4 :
given or giving freely ; "
was a big tipper "; "
the bounteous goodness of God "; "
bountiful compliments "; "
a freehanded host "; "
a handsome allowance "; "
Saturday '
s child is loving and giving "; "
a liberal backer of the arts "; "
a munificent gift "; "
her fond and openhanded grandfather " [
synonym : {
big },
{
bighearted }, {
bounteous }, {
bountiful }, {
freehanded },
{
handsome }, {
giving }, {
liberal }, {
openhanded }]
5 :
not literal ; "
a loose interpretation of what she had been told "; "
a free translation of the poem " [
synonym : {
free },
{
loose }, {
liberal }]
n 1 :
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties [
synonym :
{
liberal }, {
liberalist }, {
progressive }] [
ant :
{
conservative }, {
conservativist }]
2 :
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez -
faire and self -
regulating markets Liberal \
Lib "
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a . [
F .
lib ['
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ral ,
L .
liberalis ,
from liber free ;
perh .
akin to libet ,
lubet ,
it pleases ,
E .
lief .
Cf . {
Deliver }.]
1 .
Free by birth ;
hence ,
befitting a freeman or gentleman ;
refined ;
noble ;
independent ;
free ;
not servile or mean ;
as ,
a liberal ancestry ;
a liberal spirit ;
liberal arts or studies . "
Liberal education ." --
Macaulay . "
A liberal tongue ." --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Bestowing in a large and noble way ,
as a freeman ;
generous ;
bounteous ;
open -
handed ;
as ,
a liberal giver . "
Liberal of praise ." --
Bacon .
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Infinitely good ,
and of his good As liberal and free as infinite . --
Milton .
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3 .
Bestowed in a large way ;
hence ,
more than sufficient ;
abundant ;
bountiful ;
ample ;
profuse ;
as ,
a liberal gift ;
a liberal discharge of matter or of water .
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His wealth doth warrant a liberal dower . --
Shak .
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4 .
Not strict or rigorous ;
not confined or restricted to the literal sense ;
free ;
as ,
a liberal translation of a classic ,
or a liberal construction of law or of language .
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5 .
Not narrow or contracted in mind ;
not selfish ;
enlarged in spirit ;
catholic .
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6 .
Free to excess ;
regardless of law or moral restraint ;
licentious . "
Most like a liberal villain ." --
Shak .
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7 .
Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy ;
independent in opinion ;
not conservative ;
friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government ;
having tendency toward democratic or republican ,
as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic ,
forms ;
as ,
liberal thinkers ;
liberal Christians ;
the Liberal party .
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I confess I see nothing liberal in this "
order of thoughts ,"
as Hobbes elsewhere expresses it .
--
Hazlitt .
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Note :
Liberal has of ,
sometimes with ,
before the thing bestowed ,
in before a word signifying action ,
and to before a person or object on which anything is bestowed ;
as ,
to be liberal of praise or censure ;
liberal with money ;
liberal in giving ;
liberal to the poor .
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{
The liberal arts }.
See under {
Art }.
{
Liberal education },
education that enlarges and disciplines the mind and makes it master of its own powers ,
irrespective of the particular business or profession one may follow .
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Syn :
Generous ;
bountiful ;
munificent ;
beneficent ;
ample ;
large ;
profuse ;
free .
Usage : {
Liberal }, {
Generous }.
Liberal is freeborn ,
and generous is highborn .
The former is opposed to the ordinary feelings of a servile state ,
and implies largeness of spirit in giving ,
judging ,
acting ,
etc .
The latter expresses that nobleness of soul which is peculiarly appropriate to those of high rank , --
a spirit that goes out of self ,
and finds its enjoyment in consulting the feelings and happiness of others .
Generosity is measured by the extent of the sacrifices it makes ;
liberality ,
by the warmth of feeling which it manifests .
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Liberal \
Lib "
er *
al \,
n .
One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters ;
an opponent of the established systems ;
a reformer ;
in English politics ,
a member of the Liberal party ,
so called .
Cf . {
Whig }.
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207 Moby Thesaurus words for "
liberal ":
Gospel side ,
abounding ,
abundant ,
advanced ,
affluent ,
all -
sufficing ,
amiable ,
ample ,
aplenty ,
benevolent ,
big ,
big person ,
bighearted ,
bottomless ,
bounteous ,
bountiful ,
broad ,
broad -
gauge person ,
broad -
minded ,
cantorial side ,
charitable ,
chivalrous ,
copious ,
cordial ,
counterclockwise ,
diffuse ,
disinterested ,
dispassionate ,
ecumenicist ,
effuse ,
eleemosynary ,
elevated ,
epidemic ,
exalted ,
exhaustless ,
extensive ,
extravagant ,
exuberant ,
fair ,
far -
embracing ,
far -
extending ,
far -
flung ,
far -
flying ,
far -
going ,
far -
ranging ,
far -
reaching ,
fat ,
fertile ,
flexible ,
flush ,
forbearing ,
free ,
free lance ,
free spirit ,
free trader ,
freehanded ,
freehearted ,
freethinker ,
freethinking ,
friendly ,
full ,
galore ,
generous ,
genial ,
giving ,
gracious ,
great ,
great of heart ,
greathearted ,
handsome ,
hearty ,
heroic ,
high ,
high -
minded ,
hospitable ,
humanistic ,
idealistic ,
impartial ,
in plenty ,
in quantity ,
independent ,
indiscriminate ,
individualist ,
individualistic ,
indulgent ,
inexhaustible ,
isolationist ,
knightly ,
larboard ,
large ,
large -
scale ,
largehearted ,
latitudinarian ,
lavish ,
left ,
left hand ,
left of center ,
left wing ,
left -
hand ,
left -
hand side ,
left -
wing ,
left -
winger ,
left -
wingish ,
leftist ,
lenient ,
levorotatory ,
liberalist ,
liberalistic ,
libertarian ,
libertine ,
lofty ,
loose ,
luxuriant ,
magnanimous ,
many ,
maximal ,
much ,
mugwump ,
munificent ,
near ,
near side ,
neighborly ,
neutral ,
nigh ,
noble ,
noble -
minded ,
nonpartisan ,
numerous ,
on the left ,
open ,
open -
handed ,
open -
minded ,
openhanded ,
openhearted ,
opulent ,
overflowing ,
philanthropic ,
plenitudinous ,
plenteous ,
plentiful ,
plenty ,
port ,
port tack ,
portside ,
prevailing ,
prevalent ,
princely ,
prodigal ,
productive ,
profuse ,
profusive ,
progressive ,
progressivist ,
progressivistic ,
radical ,
rampant ,
receptive ,
reformer ,
reformist ,
replete ,
rich ,
rife ,
riotous ,
rugged individualist ,
running over ,
sinister ,
sinistral ,
sinistrocerebral ,
sinistrocular ,
sinistrogyrate ,
sinistrorse ,
stintless ,
sublime ,
superabundant ,
sweeping ,
teeming ,
third force ,
third world ,
tolerant ,
unbigoted ,
ungrudging ,
unjaundiced ,
unopinionated ,
unprejudiced ,
unselfish ,
unsparing ,
unstinted ,
unstinting ,
verso ,
warm ,
warmhearted ,
wealthy ,
welcoming ,
welfare stater ,
well -
found ,
well -
furnished ,
well -
provided ,
well -
stocked ,
wholesale ,
wide ,
wide -
extended ,
wide -
extending ,
wide -
ranging ,
wide -
reaching ,
wide -
stretching ,
widespread ,
wrong side
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