Tra từ liberal - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lib·eral AW [liberal liberals] adjective, noun BrE [ˈlɪbərəl] NAmE [ˈlɪbərəl]
adjective

RESPECTING OTHER OPINIONS
1. willing to understand and respect other people's behaviour, opinions, etc, especially when they are different from your own; believing people should be able to choose how they behave
•liberal attitudes/views/opinions

POLITICS
2. wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting gradual social, political or religious change
•Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe.
•liberal democracy
•liberal theories
•a liberal politician
3. Liberalconnected with the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country

GENEROUS
4. ~ (with sth) generous; given in large amounts
Syn: ↑lavish
•She is very liberal with her money.
•I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism (= he criticizes people too much).
•Divorced fathers should have liberal access to their children.
•We ate cake with liberal amounts of whipped cream.

EDUCATION
5. concerned with increasing sb's general knowledge and experience rather than particular skills
•a liberal education

NOT EXACT
6. not completely accurate or exact
Syn: ↑free
•a liberal translation of the text
•a liberal interpretation of the law

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with sense 4) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to sense 1 (late 18th cent.).

Example Bank:
•He is relatively liberal on social issues.
•His attitudes are fairly liberal.
•She's very liberal with her advice!
•a broadly liberal policy programme
•a broadly liberal set of policies
•comparatively liberal in trade matters
•Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom.
•His later films reflect the more liberal values of the 1960s.
•I think Sam is too liberal with his criticism.
•In some countries there is a more liberal attitude to euthanasia.
Derived Word: ↑liberally

noun

SB WHO RESPECTS OTHERS
1. a person who understands and respects other people's opinions and behaviour, especially when they are different from their own
•He liked to think of himself as a liberal.

POLITICS
2. a person who supports political, social and religious change
•Reform is popular with middle-class liberals.
3. Liberal (politics)a member of the British Liberal Party in the past, or of a Liberal Party in another country

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with sense 4) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to sense 1 (late 18th cent.).