be liberal with sth
She is liberal with her money.
她花钱大方。
自由主义的;自由派的
开明的;宽容的;慷慨的;大量的;自由党的;通识教育的;博雅的;慷慨的;允许自由的;愿意毫不吝惜地给予的
Favoring or supporting political and social change, especially associated with liberalism.
慷慨的;允许自由的;愿意毫不吝惜地给予的
Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
与自由党、其成员或其纲领、政策或观点有关的
Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.
充足的,丰富的;数量慷慨的
Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
广泛接受新思想,愿意偏离既定观点或惯例;宽容的
Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
思想开明的
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
与以个人发展为目的而非功能性学习为目的的教育有关
Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is personal development rather than functional learning.
对与古典自由主义或“现代自由主义”/进步主义相关的政治或社会变革和改革持开放态度
Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical liberalism or "modern liberalism"/progressivism.
Her liberal views on parenting allow her children to explore their own interests.
她在育儿方面的开明观点允许孩子们探索自己的兴趣。
用法提示:形容词“liberal”在此表示“开明的”,修饰views,体现心胸开阔的态度。
AI contextual example
The company has a liberal policy regarding remote work, trusting employees to manage their time.
公司对远程工作持开明政策,信任员工管理时间。
用法提示:形容词“liberal”修饰policy,表示政策宽松、开明。
AI contextual example
He was raised in a liberal household where diverse opinions were respected.
他在一个开明的家庭长大,不同意见都得到尊重。
用法提示:形容词“liberal”修饰household,形容家庭氛围开放包容。
AI contextual example
She is liberal with her money.
她花钱大方。
表示在某方面不拘泥或自由。
He is liberal in his thinking.
他思想开明。
表示对某事宽容。
They are liberal about dress code.
他们对着装要求很宽松。
最常用,与liberal在‘慷慨’义上基本可互换,但generous更口语化。
侧重毫无保留地给予,比generous更强调大方态度。
较文学或正式,强调数量充足,有时用于描述自然馈赠。
特指慈善捐赠,带有帮助穷人的意味,不如liberal通用。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very liberal money.
正确表达She is very liberal with money.
形容词 liberal 表示“慷慨的”时,需搭配介词 with 引出慷慨的对象,汉语中形容词可直接接名词,但英语必须加 with。
grammar · medium
易错句子The library provides liberal internet access.
正确表达The library provides free internet access.
汉语中“自由”有时会误译为 liberal,但 liberal 表示“慷慨的”或“自由的(政治理念)”,不表示“免费的”;应使用 free。
形容词:自由主义的反义词
generous 侧重指物质上给予或分享,liberal 则侧重思想开明、不吝啬批评等抽象层面
progressive 强调主动推动社会变革,liberal 更强调个人自由和宽容,但不一定要求激进变革
tolerant 侧重被动接受不同观点或行为,liberal 侧重主动主张自由和平等
文科
She decided to study liberal arts at university.
她决定在大学学习文科。
自由民主
The country has a strong tradition of liberal democracy.
这个国家有悠久的自由民主传统。
博雅教育
A liberal education encourages critical thinking.
博雅教育鼓励批判性思维。
开明的观点
He is known for his liberal views on social issues.
他以在社会问题上的开明观点而闻名。
大量使用
The recipe calls for liberal use of garlic.
这个食谱要求大量使用大蒜。
大量的
Add a liberal amount of salt to taste.
加入大量的盐以调味。
常与liberal并列,指主张社会改革和进步的政治立场。
liberal强调对多元观点和行为的包容。
liberal通常支持通过改革推动社会进步。
liberal政治理念与民主制度紧密相关。
liberal关注社会平等和公正。
对真相不诚实;夸大事实
He was liberal with the truth when describing his accomplishments.
他在描述自己的成就时对真相不诚实。
大量(某物)
The recipe calls for a liberal dose of garlic.
食谱要求加入大量大蒜。
宽泛的解释
The judge gave a liberal interpretation of the law.
法官对该法律作出了宽泛的解释。
我是一个自由派。我是一个民主党人。
I'm a liberal. I'm a Democrat.
我是一个自由派。我是一个民主党人。
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