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TOEFL BNC: 3629 COCA: 3835

liberty

liberty /ˈlɪbɚti/ noun
plural liberties
liberty
/ˈlɪbɚti/
noun
plural liberties
Learner's definition of LIBERTY
[noncount] : the state or condition of people who are able to act and speak freely : freedom(行为和言论上的)自由
[noncount] : the power to do or choose what you want to自主选择权;自主决定权
[count] : a political right政治权利

at liberty

formal
: able to act or speak freely(行为、言论)自由的followed by to + verb接动词不定式
: no longer held or kept as a prisoner获得自由的;不受监禁的

take liberties

disapproving : to make important changes to something对…做重大改变usually + with
old-fashioned : to be informal and friendly toward someone in a way that is not proper(对某人)过于随便,过分亲昵usually + with

take the liberty of

◊ If you take the liberty of doing something, you do something without asking for permission to do it.擅自做某事;冒昧地做某事
TOEFL BNC: 3629 COCA: 3835

liberty

noun

lib·​er·​ty ˈli-bər-tē How to pronounce liberty (audio)
plural liberties
1
: the quality or state of being free:
a
: the power to do as one pleases
b
: freedom from physical restraint
c
: freedom from arbitrary or despotic (see despot sense 1) control
d
: the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges
e
: the power of choice
2
a
: a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant : privilege
b
: permission especially to go freely within specified limits
was given the liberty of the house
3
: an action going beyond normal limits: such as
a
: a breach of etiquette or propriety : familiarity
took undue liberties with a stranger
b
: risk, chance
took foolish liberties with his health
c
: a violation of rules or a deviation from standard practice
took liberties in the way he played the game
d
: a distortion of fact
The movie takes many liberties with the actual events.
4
: a short authorized absence from naval duty usually for less than 48 hours
Phrases
at liberty
1
: free
2
: at leisure : unoccupied
Choose the Right Synonym for liberty

freedom, liberty, license mean the power or condition of acting without compulsion.

freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated.

freedom of the press

liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion.

the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty

license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom.

freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license

Example Sentences

a nation that values liberty and democracy soldiers willing to die in defense of liberty They gave him the liberty to handle the problem himself. hard-won liberties such as freedom of the press
Recent Examples on the Web While much journalism on Covid-19 continues to tell the story of the pandemic the way Chris Cuomo did at the outset—as a struggle between safety and personal liberty—Thrasher offers a different approach. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Some 62% of Chileans who voted in a national referendum on Sunday rejected a new constitution that would have empowered the left to restrict property rights and individual liberty. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 Ocasio-Cortez quote-tweeted a clip of remarks Alito made at a conference on religious liberty in Rome. Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 More important was his role in founding the United States, an act that did more for liberty and human flourishing than any other single political act in human history so far. The Editors, National Review, 26 Aug. 2022 Making freedom the core value, as many American conservatives once did, erases the line between liberty and license. William A. Galston, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Whereas many artists enjoy working face-to-face, there was a different kind of creative liberty to be gained through this method. Grant Sharples, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2022 Enlightenment philosophies spawned revolutions and gave rise to fundamental Western values like democracy and individual liberty. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 Susan Osborne, who is also a Catholic grandmother, has been urging neighbors to vote against the measure, calling it an infringement on constitutional liberty. Sarah Herndon, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French liberté, from Latin libertat-, libertas, from liber free — more at liberal

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of liberty was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 3629 COCA: 3835
liberty

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIBERTY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat偉大的自由complete完全的自由basic, fundamental基本/根本自由a citizens' charter which gives people basic civil liberties賦予公民基本自由的公民憲章civil公民自由human, individual, personal人類/個體/個人自由economic, political, religious經濟/政治/宗教自由constitutional (especially NAmE) 憲法賦予的自由VERB + LIBERTYenjoy, have享有自由demand, fight for要求/爭取自由secure, win獲得/贏得自由The city won its liberty in the 16th century.這座城市於 16 世紀獲得自由。lose失去自由If found guilty, she is in danger of losing her liberty.如果被判有罪,她將有可能失去自由。defend, guarantee, preserve, protect, safeguard捍衞自由;保障自由;維護自由;保衞自由The law should protect the liberty of the individual.法律應該保障個人自由。threaten威脅自由The new legislation threatens individual liberty.新立法威脅到個人自由。curtail, erode, restrict, violate限制自由;損害自由Our personal liberty is being eroded.我們的人身自由正在受到侵害。deny, deprive sb of, destroy, take剝奪(某人的)自由;破壞自由allow sb, give sb給予某人自由The system allows us complete liberty to do the task as we like.這一體制讓我們完全自由地按自己的方法完成任務。sacrifice犧牲自由PREPOSITIONat liberty自由I'm not at liberty to reveal the names of the victims.我沒有透露受害人姓名的自由。The escaped prisoner has been at liberty for five days. (formal) 囚犯已逃脫在外 5 天。liberty for⋯享有的自由Women are demanding greater liberty for themselves.婦女正在為自己爭取更大的自由。liberty from從⋯中解放出來liberty from the abuse of police power免遭濫用警察權力之苦PHRASESan infringement of liberty對自由的侵犯loss of liberty自由的喪失a threat to liberty對自由的威脅

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