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 宽宏大度的；心胸宽阔的；开明的 liberal attitudes/views/opinions 开明的态度／观点／意见
Extra ExamplesHe is relatively liberal on social issues. 他对社会问题的看法是较为自由主义的。 His attitudes are fairly liberal. 他的态度相当开明。 Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom. 她的父母很开明，让她享有许多的自由。 His later films reflect the more liberal values of the 1960s. 他后期的影片反映了20世纪60年代更开放的价值观。 In some countries there is a more liberal attitude to euthanasia. 在某些国家，对安乐死的态度更为宽松。
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wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting steady social, political or religious change （政治经济上）自由的，开明的；支持（社会、政治或宗教）变革的 Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe. 有些政治家想与欧洲大陆建立更加自由的贸易关系。 🔊🔊 liberal democracy 自由民主 liberal theories 自由主义的理论 a liberal politician 支持改革的政治家
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1a broadly liberal policy programme 大体上自由主义的政策纲领 a broadly liberal set of policies 一套大体上自由主义的政策 comparatively liberal in trade matters 在贸易事务上比较自由主义的
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connected with the British Liberal Party in the past, or a Liberal Party in another country - liberal (with something)
generous; given in large amounts 慷慨的；大方的；大量给予的 She is very liberal with her money. 她用钱很大方。 🔊🔊 I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much). 我认为萨姆太爱批评人。 🔊🔊 Divorced fathers should have liberal access to their children. 离异的父亲应该可以自由接触自己的孩子。 We ate cake with liberal amounts of whipped cream. 我们吃蛋糕时抹了很多搅打过的奶油。 She's very liberal with her advice! 她非常乐于提建议！
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a liberal education is about increasing somebody’s general knowledge and experience rather than particular skills 通识（教育）的 a liberal education 通识教育
not completely accurate or exact 不完全准确的；不精确的；不严格的 a liberal translation of the text 不拘泥于原文的翻译 a liberal interpretation of the law 对法律的灵活解释
respecting other opinions尊重他人意见
politics政治
generous慷慨
education教育
not exact不精确
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.).