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单词 liberty
释义
libertylib‧er‧ty /ˈlɪbəti $ -ər-/ ●●○ noun (plural liberties) Entry menu
MENU FOR libertyliberty1 freedom2 legal right3 without permission4 be at liberty to do something5 take liberties with somebody/something6 at liberty
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINliberty
Origin:
1300-1400 French liberté, from Latin libertas, from liber ‘free’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • civil liberties
  • Many people think that compulsory ID cards interfere with personal liberty.
  • The Constitution promises liberty and justice to all citizens.
  • They were fighting for liberty and equality.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At the most, therefore, one can only inquire whether individual liberty was increasing in fact, or not.
  • But emphasis has now shifted from liberty to order.
  • But it cheapens liberty and diminishes the nation.
  • Hayek views the growing dominance of the conception of law as thesis as posing a grave threat to liberty.
  • It is only we-alone and in lonely place-who stand between tyranny and liberty.
  • Most had escaped but some were freed by owners newly inspired by the idea of liberty.
  • While I am still free, I am at liberty to take my pleasure when I choose.
  • Wright is correct to see Paisley's interpretation of liberty as a development of this view.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe right to do what you want
the right to do what you want without being controlled or restricted, especially by a government or by someone in authority: · There was a huge party at the Berlin Wall as East Germans celebrated their freedom.· Teachers in the special program have a greater amount of freedom in what they teach.freedom to do something: · People here have the freedom to practise whatever religion they like.freedom of speech/choice/expression etc: · In a country where freedom of speech is guaranteed, citizens should expect to hear ideas with which they disagree.freedom from: · The constitution guarantees freedom from persecution on grounds of race, sex, or sexuality.
a person's legal right to do what they want, without being unfairly controlled or restricted by the government: · They were fighting for liberty and equality.· Many people think that compulsory ID cards interfere with personal liberty.
when someone is allowed to do something in the way that they want, without being told what to do: · Some government agencies will be run like private companies, with a free hand when it comes to rules on hiring, buying equipment, etc.give somebody a free hand: · He was given a remarkably free hand in making all the arrangements.
not in prison
not in prison, or not being kept somewhere by force: · He was free again, after 10 long years in jail.· The hostages are now free after their five-day ordeal.· The rapist was sentenced to five years in prison, but he could be free in 18 months.
no longer in prison because you have been allowed to leave: · Peters could be out in as little as 3 years.get out: · Her husband gets out of jail next week.
if a criminal is at liberty , he or she is not in prison because the police cannot catch them: · Tonight only one of the escaped prisoners remains at liberty; the other seven are now back in Central Prison.· Walker was at liberty for many years before the police apprehended him.
when you are not in prison or not being kept somewhere by force: · One of the protesters was arrested again after only 48 hours of freedom.· The negotiations led to freedom for the eight hostages.
allowed to do what you want
allowed or able to do what you want, without being restricted by rules or by other people: · I had just left home, and was enjoying the feeling of being free and independent at last.free to do something: · During "Golden Time", the pupils are free to choose the activity they would like to do.
formal to be free to do something, especially because someone has given you official permission or you have the right to do it: · The Secretary of State told reporters, "I am not at liberty to get into the details of the proposal."· You are quite at liberty to make an official complaint if you wish.
if you can travel, speak, operate etc freely , you can do it as much as you like and in whatever way you like, without anyone trying to stop you: · For most of the year, farmers allow the sheep to roam freely on the hillsides.· In England he could write freely, without fear of arrest.· TV companies need the ability to operate freely, with the minimum of government interference,
especially spoken to do what you want to do, especially when these are not the same things as other people generally do: · As a kid, I wanted to do my own thing, but when I got older I realized I wanted to continue the family business.· The three women worked together on a stage play, and then each went off to do her own thing.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
· Any law that increases police power may be seen as a threat to individual liberty.
· The American Constitution protects religious liberty.
· The party has a tradition of fighting for increased political liberty.
· The country is slowly moving towards democracy and economic liberty.
verbs
· The right to vote is one of the most powerful means we have to protect our liberty.
(=take liberty away from someone)· a prisoner who has been deprived of his liberty
(=limit someone's liberty)· Will the new security measures infringe on our liberty?
· The government should not be so strong that it threatens individual liberty.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=the right to be free to do what you want within the law)· Detention without trial threatens our civil liberties.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· This is not civil liberty but plain silliness.· Under Conservative rule civil liberty became seriously eroded.· The Westerners, on the other hand, envisaged progress towards civil liberty and economic justice along Western lines.
· But these side-effects can become intolerable if political freedom fails to match economic liberty.· Under the interests theory, obligations arise in order to protect economic liberty, not curtail it.
· But the central principles for us are individual liberty and personal fulfilment.· At the most, therefore, one can only inquire whether individual liberty was increasing in fact, or not.· Does this incursion upon individual liberty without consent serve a worthwhile purpose or rest upon some important principle?· Attempts to force equality are unacceptable also because they directly undermine individual liberty, a value of far greater importance.· These measures are an important extension of consumers' rights and some safeguard of individual liberty.· A libertarian society was seen as one which was based on individual liberty.· The result is a muddle in which police efficiency and individual liberty are two certain losers.· The value of individual liberty is not absolute, but is subject to the authority of established government.
· This is partly because of the importance of the interests at stake in immigration decisions: personal safety and liberty.· Perhaps more importantly, however, Hayek's concept of spontaneous order is inextricably linked to the notion of personal liberty.· All civilised states recognise this assertion of personal liberty and privacy.
· Only if public order appeared to be on the verge of breaking down would the government contemplate restricting political liberty.· They defy customs, laws and traditions in a move toward social, moral and political liberty.· Increased political liberty is not part of the package, however.
· Needless to say, this system by no means produced the religious liberty for which people had originally fought.· Its purpose is to secure religious liberty in the individual by prohibiting any invasions thereof by civil authority.· To withhold religious liberty was out of the question.· This case is not about religious liberty.
VERB
· Moreover, the Fifth Amendment also guarantees that no person shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law.
· The point is, mathematical notation gives us complete liberty, unless it explicitly states otherwise.· He reserved the costs and gave liberty to apply.· Why should not his giving up his liberty to complain be consideration?· Is it any different from giving up a liberty to smoke?
· A heavy burden is placed on the magistrates to protect individual liberty from the abuse of police power.· It examines the possibility that there are general restrictions on the authority of political institutions designed to protect individual liberty.· Under the interests theory, obligations arise in order to protect economic liberty, not curtail it.
· Others set them at liberty and made their children heirs.
· This, madam, you left last night, and I take the liberty to restore it to you.· I took the liberty of telling my office I could be reached here.· Next I took the liberty of calling on his daughter, Mrs. Carolan.· No one on the ice seemed above taking a liberty or two.· I took the liberty of planting a listening device in the jukebox you ... earned.· More Fisher Brown, on the instructions of Madame Bihi, took advantage of the liberty to apply.· I took the liberty of inviting my friend Carlo along.· Might I take the liberty of reminding Sir that Sir's favourite programme's on the air soon?
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The secretary of state told reporters, "I am not at liberty to get into the details" of the proposal.
  • We are not at liberty to discuss our hiring practices.
  • You are quite at liberty to make an official complaint if you wish.
  • Also, of course, a trust is at liberty to raise new capital by an issue of additional ordinary or debenture shares.
  • And the world will say: now she is at liberty to pursue her inclination, the parson is the man.
  • But we are at liberty to form our own judgement of the person doing so.
  • Elsewhere anyone was at liberty to hang up a shingle and go into practice as a physician.
  • Freed from the trappings of conventional morality, Van Ness is at liberty to invent his own.
  • Staff in these Departments considering additional computers are at liberty to submit suggestions through line management in the usual way. 3.
  • Time when he was at liberty to go fishing or take a drive along the coast.
  • While I am still free, I am at liberty to take my pleasure when I choose.
► take liberties with somebody/something
  • Tonight only one of the escaped prisoners remains at liberty; the other seven are now back in Central Prison.
  • Walker was at liberty for many years before the police apprehended him.
1freedom [uncountable] the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority:  the fight for liberty and equalityindividual/personal liberty threats to individual libertyreligious/political/economic liberty struggles for political liberty2legal right [countable usually plural] a particular legal right:  liberties such as freedom of speech → civil liberty3without permission [singular] something you do without asking permission, especially which may offend or upset someone elsetake the liberty of doing something I took the liberty of cancelling your reservation.4be at liberty to do something formal to have the right or permission to do something:  I am not at liberty to discuss these matters.5take liberties with somebody/something a)to make unreasonable changes in something such as a piece of writing:  The film-makers took too many liberties with the original novel. b)old-fashioned to treat someone without respect by being too friendly too quickly, especially in a sexual way:  He’s been taking liberties with our female staff.6at liberty formal if a prisoner or an animal is at liberty, they are no longer in prison or enclosed in a small place SYN  freeCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesindividual/personal liberty· Any law that increases police power may be seen as a threat to individual liberty.religious liberty· The American Constitution protects religious liberty.political liberty· The party has a tradition of fighting for increased political liberty.economic liberty· The country is slowly moving towards democracy and economic liberty.verbsprotect somebody's liberty· The right to vote is one of the most powerful means we have to protect our liberty.deprive somebody of their liberty (=take liberty away from someone)· a prisoner who has been deprived of his libertyinfringe on/restrict somebody's liberty (=limit someone's liberty)· Will the new security measures infringe on our liberty?threaten somebody's liberty· The government should not be so strong that it threatens individual liberty.
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