1 accepting different opinions or kinds of behaviour; tolerant 开明的;宽容忍耐的:
He has very liberal parents.他的父母很开明。
2 (in politics) believing in or based on principles of commercial freedom, freedom of choice, and avoiding extreme social and political change (政治)自由主义的:
liberal policies/politicians自由主义政策╱政治家
3 not strictly limited in amount or variety 慷慨的;大方的
liberalnoun [C]:
He's always considered himself a liberal.他总认为自己是个开明的人。 ➔liberalism /-ɪzəm ||; -ˌɪzəm/ noun [U]
liberal1/ˋlIbərəl; ˈlIb$rəl/adj 1 willing to understand or respect other people's ideas and behaviour 思想开明的﹔开通的: a liberal attitude towards sex 对性的开明态度2 supporting changes in political, social, or religious systems that give people more freedom 支持变革的﹐思想开放的3 giving or using a lot of something 慷慨大方的﹔大量使用的: Don’t be too liberal with the salt. 不要吃太多的盐。
liberal2n [C] someone with liberal opinions or principles 思想开明的人
liberalliberalliberalsadjectiveA person who is liberal lets other people do and think what they want: Kim's parents are very liberal, but mine are quite strict.