willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas
尊重不同见解(或行为)的;能接受新思想的;开明的
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they have more liberal views towards marriage and divorce than some people .他们对结婚和离婚的看法比某些人要开明。
favourable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms
赞同(或尊重)个人权利和自由的
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liberal citizenship laws .自由公民法。
(in a political context)favouring individual liberty, free trade, and moderate political and social reform
自由主义的(政治上支持个人自由、自由贸易和适度的政治和社会改革的)
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liberal democratic state .自由民主的国家。
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自由党(人)的。
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(英国)(与)自由民主党(有关)的
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the Liberal leader .自由党领袖。
【神学】 自由主义神学的(认为许多传统信仰并非必要,现代思想已证明其错误,或认为此种信仰有改变倾向的)。
[attrib.](of education)concerned mainly with broadening a person's general knowledge and experience, rather than with technical or professional training
(教育)通才的(有别于技术或职业教育,以扩大学生知识面和增加其经验为主要目的的)。
(especially of an interpretation of a law)broadly construed or understood; not strictly literal or exact
(尤指对法律条文的解释)从广义上解释(或理解)的,不拘泥于字面意义的
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they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation .他们对1968年法案的解释本可不那么拘泥于字面的。
given, used, or occurring in generous amounts
大量的
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liberal amounts of wine had been consumed .已喝掉大量的酒。
(of a person)giving generously
(人)慷慨的
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Sam was too liberal with the wine. 山姆请人喝酒太慷慨了。
a person of liberal views
思想开明的人。
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自由党支持者;自由党党员。
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(英国)自由民主党人。
"Middle English: via Old French from Latin