the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behaviour, or political views
(生活方式、行为、政治观点不受官方压制的)自由
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compulsory retirement would interfere with individual liberty .强制性退休会干涉个人自由。
[count noun](一般作
自由权,法定权利,或特权
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the Bill of Rights was intended to secure basic civil liberties .《人权法案》旨在确保基本公民权利。
the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved
自由(指不被囚禁或不受奴役的人身自由)
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people who attacked phone boxes would lose their liberty .破坏公用电话亭的人会被剥夺自由。
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自由女神像。
the power or scope to act as one pleases
自由活动的权力(或范围)
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individuals should enjoy the liberty to pursue their own interests and preferences .个人应当享受自由,追求自己的利益和喜好。
【哲】 意志自由,选择自由。
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〈非正式〉 自以为是的言语;专断的行动
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how did he know what she was thinking? —it was a liberty! 他怎么能知道她在想什么?太自以为是了!
【航海】 (水手的)上岸休假。
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at liberty 1 not imprisoned 自由的,不受监禁的he was at liberty for three months before he was recaptured . 他自由了三个月后又被抓进去了 -
2 allowed or entitled to do something 被允许做…,有权做…competent adults are generally at liberty to refuse medical treatment . 有自我负责能力的成人一般都有拒绝治疗的权利 -
take liberties 1 behave in an unduly familiar manner towards a person 过分亲昵,过于随便you've taken too many liberties with me . 你对我太随便了 -
2 treat something freely, without strict faithfulness to the facts or to an original 随意改变,自由处理the scriptwriter has taken few liberties with the original narrative . 剧本作者对原作故事仅作了个别的自由处理 -
take the liberty venture to do something without first asking permission 擅自做某事I have taken the liberty of submitting an idea to several of their research departments . 我已自作主张地向他们的几个研究部门提出了一个想法
"late Middle English: from Old French