| 单词 | liberal |
| 释义 | lib·er·al I. 1. a. < the studies are liberal, not in one of the technical fields > b. archaic c. < the liberal occupations of the gentry of ancient Rome > 2. a. < a liberal giver > < a man of liberal nature > b. < a liberal donation > < a liberal quantity > < receiving liberal rewards for the risks they took — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > c. < possessed a liberal lip > < a liberal bosom > 3. a. < possessed a liberal tongue that was always offending people > b. obsolete 4. a. < a liberal attitude toward one's children > b. < a liberal translation of the Greek text > 5. a. b. < a man of liberal views who would not mind making significant changes in the social or economic structure if he felt it was for the best > < liberal in his interpretation of his duties as a governor > < theologians, even the most liberal, will rally to the defense of theology — A.L.Guérard > c. < the liberal theory of progress — M.Q.Sibley > < the issue of liberal constitutionalism — G.H.Sabine > < the liberal emphasis upon the inalienable rights of the individual — J.H.Hallowell > < the Prussian monarchy was not liberal, but it was progressive and enterprising — Stringfellow Barr > — compare conservative, radical 3a d. usually capitalized (1) < the English Liberal party was rent asunder by the explosives of modern nationalism — C.J.Friedrich > < Liberal representation in Parliament has been reduced to a tiny handful — Henry Slesser > — compare catholic, conservative, labor, radical 3c(1), tory, unionist, whig (2) < the Province of Quebec … is the stronghold of the Liberal party — C.E.Silcox > < launched the Liberal government's policy in Australia's federal election campaign — A.E.Norman > < Liberal opposition to Labor proposals in the New Zealand parliament > (3) < the anticommunist stand taken by the founders of the Liberal party > Synonyms: < a liberal Episcopalian, preferred a non-Gothic auditorium in which the congregation could hear well, rather than merely view distant ritual — Robert Berkelman > < the prevailing liberal movement of the time was Benthamite in its emphasis on legal and social reform, and denounced tradition as the chief obstacle to progress — Michael Polanyi > < don't let us be hampered by routine and red tape and precedent, let's … put a liberal interpretation on our duties — W.S.Gilbert > < if liberal, in respect to language, means “tolerant of change”, this book is liberal. If it means “not strict”, the book is not liberal, or at least not intentionally so — J.B.McMillan > < the strict school of rabbis allowed divorce only on the ground of adultery; the liberal school, on almost any ground — J.C.Swaim > progressive implies an opposition to the reactionary or backward, a willingness to forsake past methods or beliefs in the interests of improvement or amelioration < one progressive publisher is now experimenting with plastic bindings — Third Degree > < the party direction must be moderate and yet progressive and dynamic — New York Times > < the struggle … between the conservative and the progressive mind — G.G.Coulton > < to progressive leadership — a leadership which has sought … to advance the lot of the average American citizen — F.D.Roosevelt > < much progressive economic and social legislation designed to benefit the masses and to break the power of the privileged — A.C.Gordon > advanced usually applies to something high in a scale of development or ahead of its time often suggesting mental daring. It can favorably suggest the extremely liberal or progressive or unfavorably suggest something new and experimental to the point of foolishness or bizarreness < the economic interests of the advanced and backward peoples — J.A.Hobson > < the most advanced nuclear weapons — V.M.Barnett > < the continuing notion among many advanced writers that only difficult writing is good writing — F.L.Allen > < to her own generation she seemed advanced in realism and in daring — F.L.Pattee > radical usually suggests extremeness to the point of a sharp break with the already established and especially in its political application a desire to uproot and destroy; it is often interchangeable with revolutionary < radical innovators, challenging the authority of the past — G.C.Sellery > < radical and experimental music — Humphrey Searle > < of mild nature and inclined to oppose radical changes in the established order — American Guide Series: Maine > < radical and revolutionary view of the state > Synonyms: < liberal gifts to his nephews > < a liberal legacy to his servant > < liberal grants from the legislature > < a liberal serving of pie > generous may suggest some pleasing personality trait like magnanimity, warmheartedness, willingness to aid, altruism, or forgetfulness of self < he ladled out food with such a generous hand that the Indians named him ‘Big Spoon’ — American Guide Series: Maryland > < if she gave a friend a present — and this must have happened every day, for she was generous beyond the dreary bounds of common sense — Osbert Sitwell > < such a kindly, smiling, tender, gentle, generous heart of her own, as won the love of everybody who came near her — W.M.Thackeray > bountiful suggests lavish, abundant, and unremitting giving or providing < spare not now to be bountiful, call your poor to regale with you … give your gold to the hospital, let the weary be comforted, let the needy be banqueted — Alfred Tennyson > bounteous has about the same suggestion as bountiful but seems somewhat less likely to be applied to persons < the bounteous yields of cotton, alfalfa, small grains, sorghums, melons, lettuce, dates, and citrus fruits for which the state is noted — American Guide Series: Arizona > openhanded suggests free and unguarded generosity; its antonym is closefisted < openhanded to all appeals for charity > munificent may suggest princely or lordly lavishness and richness in giving < had been most munificent to his soldiers. He had doubled their ordinary pay. He had shared the spoils of his conquests with them — J.A.Froude > < guaranteed by the United States government in terms of munificent land grants — Irving Stone > handsome may imply either that a gift is large and impressive or that the giver is magnanimous or gracious < final decision to join the Allies was based on their favorable military position … as well as on the handsome prizes which she was offered — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > < this method of dealing with her, if not lavish, was suitable, and in fact handsome — Edith Wharton > II. a. b. usually capitalized < Conservatives, Labourites, and Liberals have two whips each in the House of Lords — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink > < in Australia Liberals and Conservatives coalesced … in the face of the growth of Labour — Barbara & Robert North > < a preference for the Democratic presidential nominee among Liberals in New York > < in most European countries, the Liberals today are a right-wing party — A.M.Schlesinger b. 1917 > c. < writing as a theological liberal > < Manchester Liberals … fought factory legislation as a cardinal sin — Louis Filler > < the liberal's concern for individual or minority rights and freedoms — F.W.Coker > — compare progressive |
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