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. 在一些国家，对安乐死有一种更自由的态度。
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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 （旧时）英国自由党的；（英国以外国家）自由党的 - 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. 离婚的父亲应该可以自由接触他们的孩子。 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.).