liberty

liberty /'libəti/
  • danh từ
    • tự do, quyền tự do
      • liberty of conscience: tự do tín ngưỡng
      • liberty of sspeech: tự do ngôn luận
      • liberty of the press: tự do báo chí
      • to set someone at liberty: thả ai, trả lại sự tự do cho ai
      • to be at liberty to do something: được tự do làm gì
      • at liberty: tự do, rảnh rang
    • sự tự tiện, sự mạn phép
      • to take the liberty of: mạn phép, tự tiện
    • ((thường) số nhiều) thái độ sỗ sàng, thái độ coi thường, thái độ nhờn, thái độ tuỳ tiện
      • to take libertiles with a woman: sỗ sàng với một người phụ nữ
      • to take liberties with rules: tuỳ tiện với nội quy, coi thường quy tắc
    • (số nhiều) đặc quyền
      • the liberties of a city: những đặc quyền của một đô thị
    • nữ thần tự do

Xem thêm: autonomy, shore leave, familiarity, impropriety, indecorum



liberty

Từ điển Collocation

liberty noun

ADJ. great | complete | basic a citizens' charter which gives people basic civil liberties | civil, individual, personal, political, religious

VERB + LIBERTY enjoy, have | demand, fight for | win The city won its liberty in the sixteenth century. | lose If found guilty, she is in danger of losing her liberty. | defend, protect, safeguard The law should protect the liberty of the individual. | threaten The new legislation threatens individual liberty. | erode, restrict Our personal liberty is being eroded. | deny, deprive sb of, destroy | allow sb, give sb The system allows us complete liberty to do the task as we like.

PREP. at ~ The escaped prisoner has been at liberty for five days. | ~ for demanding greater liberty for women | ~ from liberty from the abuse of police power

PHRASES an infringement of liberty, loss of liberty, a threat to liberty

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; autonomy
  • freedom of choice

    liberty of opinion

    liberty of worship

    liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases

    at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes

  • personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression
  • leave granted to a sailor or naval officer; shore leave
  • an act of undue intimacy; familiarity, impropriety, indecorum

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

liberties
syn.: autonomy emancipation freedom independence
ant.: slavery