liberty

英 ['lɪbəti] 美 ['lɪbərti]

• n. 自由；自由权；冒失

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]自由,自主

   freedom from captivity, slavery, or oppressive control

2. [C]〈正〉许可权

   right or permission to do or use sth

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 自由（权）
2. 放肆，越轨
3. 特权，特许权
4. 失礼，冒昧
5. 自由活动于某地的权利
6. 未经许可的行为
7. 解放，释放
8. 自由地区，特许区域
9. 许可，准许
10. 辖区
11. 范围
12. 恩典

v. 动词

1. 给予自由

英英释义

Noun:

1. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

2. freedom of choice;

   "liberty of opinion"
   "liberty of worship"
   "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"
   "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"
   

3. personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression

4. leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

5. an act of undue intimacy

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Those prisoners are dreaming of liberty.
   这些囚犯们梦想着获得自由。
2. Everybody is at liberty to air his views.
   每个人都有发表意见的自由。
3. Women used to have little liberty.
   过去妇女没有多少自由。
4. I am afraid that I am not at liberty to discuss this matter.
   对不起，我无权讨论这个问题。
5. Liberties are enjoyed by all citizens.
   公民皆享有自由权。
6. I took the liberty of borrowing your lawn-mower while you were away.
   你不在的时候我擅自借用了你的刈草机。
7. I took the liberty of reading the letter, even though it was addressed to you.
   尽管这封信是写给你的，但是我冒昧地看过了。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The tyrant's oppressed subjects cry out for their liberty.
   被暴君压迫的臣民们呼吁自由。
2. We have the liberty to say what we want.
   我们有言论自由。
3. The constitute guards the liberty of people.
   宪法保障人民的自由。
4. Employees have liberty to use all the museum facilities.
   雇员可自由使用博物馆的所有设施。
5. He granted the boy liberty to go out.
   他允许那男孩出去。

经典引文

• To proclaime libertie to the captiues.

  出自：Bible (AV): Isaiah

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

at liberty

〈正〉获许可的,有权的having permission or the right (to do sth)

Liberty Hall

自由自在的地方〔状态〕place or condition of complete freedom

take liberties

歪曲,任意篡改(文章、历史等)make unreasonable changes in (a piece of writing, history, etc.)

take the liberty of

擅自〔冒昧〕做某事do sth without permission

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• allow〔grant〕 sb liberty 给某人自由
• invade〔violate〕 the liberty of 侵犯…的自由
• long for〔maintain, uphold〕 liberty 渴望〔维护〕自由
• threaten liberty 对自由构成威胁
• win liberty 赢得自由

形容词+～

• civil liberty (法律规定的)公民自由
• individual〔personal〕 liberty 个人自由
• natural liberty 天赋自由权
• political and religious liberty 政治及宗教自由
• unlimited liberty 无限的自由

介词+～

• at liberty 获得自由,不受拘禁

～+介词

• liberty of a prison (监狱里)犯人放风地段
• liberty of action〔the press, religious, speech, thought, worship〕 行动〔出版,宗教,言论,思想,信仰〕自由
• liberty of choice 选择的自由

词义辨析

n. (名词)

liberty, freedom

• 1.这两个词的共同意思是“自由”“自由权”。指国家、民族争取或获得自由时, liberty可以和freedom互换。例如:
• It was the great man's destiny to lead his country to freedom〔liberty〕.这位伟人注定了要领导他的国家走向自由。
• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty〔freedom〕.世界上大多数人已重新获得自由。
• 2.freedom强调无拘束,可以充分按自己的意志办事; liberty强调个人对自己的所作所为有自由选择的权利,或者是强调从约束、奴役或压抑、控制中解放出来所获得的自由。例如:
• The prisoner was finally given his liberty.犯人最后获得了人身自由。
• 3.指人的基本自由如宗教信仰、言论自由等,用freedom,不用liberty。

近反义词

【近义词】

• freedom
• independence

【反义词】

• slavery