freedom
n
1 [U] condition of being free; state of not being a prisoner or slave 自由
After 10 years in prison, he was given his freedom. 他坐了10年監(jiān)獄以後又得到了自由.
2
(a) [U, C] ~ (of sth) right (esp political) to act, speak, etc as one pleases without interference (隨意行動(dòng)、 講話等的, 尤指政治的)自由權(quán)
freedom of speech, thought, worship, etc 言論、 思想、 禮拜等的自由權(quán)
press freedom 出版自由
preserve the freedoms of the trade-union movement 保護(hù)工會(huì)運(yùn)動(dòng)的自由權(quán).
(b) [U] ~ (of sth); ~ (to do sth) state of being unrestricted in one's actions; liberty 個(gè)人的行動(dòng)自主; 自由
freedom of action, choice, decision, etc 行動(dòng)、 選擇、 決定等的自由
He enjoyed complete freedom to do as he wished. 他享有完全按照自己的意愿行事的自由.
3 [U] ~ from sth state of being without or not affected by the thing specified 無(wú)某事物的情況; 不受某事物影響的狀態(tài)
freedom from fear, pain, hunger, etc 無(wú)恐懼、 痛苦、 饑餓等.
4 [sing] the ~ of sth unrestricted use of sth 隨意使用某物的權(quán)利
I gave him the freedom of my house and belongings. 我讓他隨便使用我的房子和東西.
5 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) give, etc sb his `freedom agree to a divorce; allow one's husband/wife to leave without opposing him/her legally 同意離婚; 給予自由身分(允許丈夫[妻子]離去而不依法追究)
It seems foolish not to give Ann her freedom, if that's what she really wants. 安要是真想離婚的話, 不同意她離就太蠢了. give sb, receive, etc the freedom of the `city give, etc special rights of citizenship, esp as an honour for public services 授予榮譽(yù)市民權(quán).
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['fri:d?m]n. 自由, 坦率, 特權(quán)【法】 自由, 自主, 免除相關(guān)詞組: with freedom