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单词 liberty
释义
liberty
noun
uk
/ˈlɪb.ə.ti/us
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.t̬i/

libertynoun(FREEDOM)

B2[U]formal
thefreedomtoliveas youwishor go where youwant:
自由
For mostcitizens, libertymeansthefreedomtopractisetheirreligiousorpoliticalbeliefs.对大多数公民而言，自由意味着可以不受限制地信奉自己的宗教或政治信仰。
Hundreds ofpoliticalprisonersare to begiventheirliberty(=releasedfromprison).数百名政治犯将获得自由。
Of the ten men whoescapedthismorningfrom Dartmoor Prison, only two are stillatliberty(=freeor notyetcaught).今晨从达特摩尔监狱逃跑的10人当中，目前只有两人依然在逃。
be at liberty to dosomethingC2formal
to beallowedto do something:
被准许做…
I'm not at liberty torevealanynames.我无权透露任何人的名字。
liberties[plural]formal
freedomtoliveas youwishor go where youwant:
自由
Theselawswillrestrictourancientrightsand liberties.这些法律将限制我们由来已久的权利和自由。
More examples
  • He was anapostleofworldliberty.
  • 'Happiness', 'honesty' and 'liberty' areabstractnouns.
  • Hefoughtfor his liberty.
  • Sheboughther liberty with hardwork.
  • I am not at liberty totellyou thefacts.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Freedom to act
  • (as) free as a birdidiom
  • agency
  • at willidiom
  • autonomous
  • autonomy
  • blank cheque
  • free hand
  • free pass
  • free reinidiom
  • free spirit
  • free-form
  • me time
  • no holds barredidiom
  • non-didactic
  • non-directed
  • non-restricted
  • paddle
  • rein
  • voluntary
  • wriggle room
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Allowing and permitting
Morality and rules of behaviour

libertynoun(BAD BEHAVIOUR)

[C]
anexampleofspeechorbehaviourthatupsetsotherpeoplebecause itshowslittlerespector does notfollowwhat isthoughtto bepoliteoracceptable:
放肆，无礼，失礼
What aliberty, torefusetheinvitationonyourbehalf, withoutevenaskingyou!太放肆了，连问你都不问就以你的名义一口回绝了邀请！
take liberties (withsomething)
tochangesomething,especiallyapieceof writing, in a way thatpeopledisagreewith
任意歪曲，随意改动
take liberties (withsomeone)old-fashioned
to be toofriendlywith someone, usually in asexualway:
（对某人）过分亲昵，过分亲热；调戏
Some of theyoungerwomencomplainedthat he'd been taking liberties with them.一些年轻一点的妇女抱怨说他对她们过分亲热。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rude and cheeky
  • cheekily
  • cheekiness
  • churlish
  • churlishly
  • churlishness
  • coarse
  • coarsely
  • discourteous
  • fruity
  • gall
  • impudent
  • incivility
  • offensively
  • offensiveness
  • potty mouth
  • potty-mouthed
  • presume
  • presumptuously
  • unpleasant
  • unrepeatable
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Adapting and modifying

Idiom

take the liberty of doingsomething
(Definition oflibertyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

liberty| American Dictionary

liberty
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈlɪb·ər·t̬i/
social studies
thefreedomtoliveas youwishand go where youwant:
[C]individualliberties
[U]Ourgroupisfightingforindependence, liberty,democracy, andpeace.
at liberty
Someone who is at liberty to do something haspermissionto do it:
I’m not at liberty todiscussthis with you.
(Definition oflibertyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliberty

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Because this style of counterpoint is very difficult, certain liberties are permitted.
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Negative duties thus appear considerably lessliberty-limiting than positive duties.
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He had described at length how local government stimulated the right kinds of attitudes and customs for the preservation of an orderlyliberty.
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It was a significant political problem especially for the guilds, because in their view it was a severe encroachment on their corporate liberties.
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Debates about thelibertyof religious conscience turned into debates about freedom of the press and freedom of speech.
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Why was the village head omitted when his accomplices were arrested the next day, and why was he still atliberty?
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Nevertheless, and perhaps surprisingly, the centrallibertyprinciple admits censorship of certain extraordinary types of expression which necessarily harm others.
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Instead, there is a systematic pattern of decreasing ethnic conflict when civil liberties increase.
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Herelibertyis again figured in opposition to the internal tyranny of appetites.
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We take thelibertyof sugaring the syntax somewhat so that we may reuse without explanation the more mathematical notation already employed in this paper.
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As with human resources, the pressure for freedom generated bylibertyaspirations does not depend on the level of these values alone.
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Notions of thelibertyof guilds, burghers and even migrants remained an obstacle.
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Their opponents hailed the importance of civil liberties throughout the life cycle.
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It is the basis of under writing thelibertyof others, not of obliterating it.
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This contributes to the continued precedence of traditional moral mandates over advances in personal civil liberties.
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Collocationswithliberty

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bulwark of liberty
Is this the protection and the bulwark of liberty for the theatre and the author?
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cause of liberty
Much better was the aristocratic pride of the whigs, which had led them to martyr themselves in thecauseofliberty.
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concept of liberty
Are the alternative explanations that religion has always given to theconceptoflibertystill available?
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