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]