lib‧e‧ral 1 W2 AC / lɪb ə rəl / 形容词

1 willing to understand and respect other people’s ideas, opinions, and feelings :

a more liberal attitude towards sexuality

I had quite liberal parents.

2 supporting or allowing gradual political and social changes 反义词 conservative :

a more liberal policy on issues of crime and punishment

3 allowing people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom

liberal state/society/democracy etc

4 generous or given in large amounts :

a liberal supply of drinks

liberal with

If only they were as liberal with their cash. → liberally

5 not exact :

a liberal interpretation of the original play

6 liberal education a kind of education which encourages you to develop a large range of interests and knowledge and respect for other people’s opinions