| 单词 | liberty |
| 释义 | liberty n. (pl. -ies) 1. a freedom from captivity, imprisonment, slavery, or despotic control. b a personification of this. 2. a the right or power to do as one pleases. b (foll. by to + infin.) right, power, opportunity, permission. c Philos. freedom from control by fate or necessity. 3. a (usu. in pl.) a right, privilege, or immunity, enjoyed by prescription or grant. b (in sing. or pl.) hist. an area having such privileges etc., esp. a district controlled by a city though outside its boundary or an area outside a prison where some prisoners might reside. 4. setting aside of rules or convention. Phrases and idioms at liberty 1. free, not imprisoned (set at liberty). 2. (foll. by to + infin.) entitled, permitted. 3. available, disengaged. Liberty Bell (in the US) a bell in Philadelphia rung at the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. liberty boat Brit. Naut. a boat carrying liberty men. liberty bodice a close-fitting under-bodice. liberty hall a place where one may do as one likes. liberty horse a horse performing in a circus without a rider. liberty man Brit. Naut. a sailor with leave to go ashore. liberty of the subject the rights of a subject under constitutional rule. Liberty ship hist. a prefabricated US-built freighter of the war of 1939-45. take liberties 1. (often foll. by with) behave in an unduly familiar manner. 2. (foll. by with) deal freely or superficially with rules or facts. take the liberty (foll. by to + infin., or of + verbal noun) presume, venture. Etymology: ME f. OF libert{eacute} f. L libertas -tatis f. liber free |
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