plural liberties
plural liberties
Learner's definition of LIBERTY
1
[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 2
[noncount] : the power to do or choose what you want to自主选择权;自主决定权 3
[count] : a political right政治权利
at liberty
formal 1
: able to act or speak freely(行为、言论)自由的—
followed by to + verb接动词不定式 2
: no longer held or kept as a prisoner获得自由的;不受监禁的
take liberties
1
disapproving : to make important changes to something对…做重大改变—
usually + with 2
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