liberal

adjective

/ˈlɪbərəl/

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respecting other opinions

willing to understand and respect other people’s behaviour, opinions, etc., especially when they are different from your own; believing people should be able to choose how they behave

liberal attitudes/views/opinions

Extra Examples

He is relatively liberal on social issues.
His attitudes are fairly liberal.
Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom.
His later films reflect the more liberal values of the 1960s.
In some countries there is a more liberal attitude to euthanasia.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

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politics

wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting steady social, political or religious change

Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe.
liberal democracy
liberal theories
a liberal politician

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generous

liberal (with something) generous; given in large amounts synonym lavish

She is very liberal with her money.
I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much).
Divorced fathers should have liberal access to their children.
We ate cake with liberal amounts of whipped cream.
She's very liberal with her advice!

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
become

adverb

fairly
very

preposition

with

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education

a liberal education is about increasing somebody’s general knowledge and experience rather than particular skills

a liberal education

not exact

not completely accurate or exact synonym free

a liberal translation of the text
a liberal interpretation of the law

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with sense (4)) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to sense (1) (late 18th cent.).

liberal

noun

/ˈlɪbərəl/

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somebody who respects others

a person who understands and respects other people’s opinions and behaviour, especially when they are different from their own

He liked to think of himself as a liberal.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

leading
bourgeois
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politics

a person who supports political, social and religious change

Reform is popular with middle-class liberals.

单词	liberal
释义	liberal adjective /ˈlɪbərəl/ /ˈlɪbərəl/ jump to other results respecting other opinions willing to understand and respect other people’s behaviour, opinions, etc., especially when they are different from your own; believing people should be able to choose how they behave liberal attitudes/views/opinions Extra Examples He is relatively liberal on social issues. His attitudes are fairly liberal. Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom. His later films reflect the more liberal values of the 1960s. In some countries there is a more liberal attitude to euthanasia. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry politics wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting steady social, political or religious change Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe. liberal democracy liberal theories a liberal politician Wordfinder capitalism communism democracy dictatorship fascism imperialism liberal radical socialism see also neoliberal Extra Examples a broadly liberal policy programme a broadly liberal set of policies comparatively liberal in trade matters Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb comparatively relatively broadly … preposition on See full entry Liberal connected with the British Liberal Party in the past, or a Liberal Party in another country generous liberal (with something) generous; given in large amounts synonym lavish She is very liberal with her money. I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much). Divorced fathers should have liberal access to their children. We ate cake with liberal amounts of whipped cream. She's very liberal with her advice! Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become adverb fairly very preposition with See full entry education a liberal education is about increasing somebody’s general knowledge and experience rather than particular skills a liberal education not exact not completely accurate or exact synonym free a liberal translation of the text a liberal interpretation of the law Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with sense (4)) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to sense (1) (late 18th cent.). liberal noun /ˈlɪbərəl/ /ˈlɪbərəl/ jump to other results somebody who respects others a person who understands and respects other people’s opinions and behaviour, especially when they are different from their own He liked to think of himself as a liberal. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective leading bourgeois middle-class … See full entry politics a person who supports political, social and religious change Reform is popular with middle-class liberals. see also neoliberal Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective leading bourgeois middle-class … See full entry Liberal (politics) a member of the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with sense (4)) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to sense (1) (late 18th cent.).
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