liberal

自由主義的な、寛容な

違う考えや個人の自由を認め、古い決まりを変えることに前向きな。

やさしい英語で： Willing to accept different ideas, allow personal freedom, and change old rules.

• Her parents have liberal views.
• The school takes a liberal approach to teaching.
• He became more liberal about social rules as he grew older.

使い方： liberal about something (Her parents are liberal about how she dresses.)

類義語： open-minded, tolerant, progressive

反対語： conservative, illiberal

よく使う表現： liberal views, liberal attitude, liberal approach

自由主義的な、寛容な

新しい考えを受け入れ、人が自分の生き方を選ぶ自由を認める。

やさしい英語で： Willing to accept new ideas and let people choose how to live.

• Her parents have liberal views.
• The school takes a liberal approach to discipline.
• His attitudes became more liberal with age.

類義語： open-minded, progressive, permissive

反対語： conservative

よく使う表現： liberal ideas, liberal views, liberal parents

制限の少ない、寛大な

できることや受け取れるものに、あまり制限を設けない。

やさしい英語で： Allowing people to do or receive a lot, with few rules or limits.

• The library has liberal borrowing rules.
• The policy allows liberal use of these images.
• Their liberal spending limits made shopping easy.

類義語： unrestricted, permissive

反対語： restrictive

よく使う表現： liberal rules, liberal access, liberal use

気前のよい、惜しみない

お金や助け、褒め言葉などを惜しまずに与える。

やさしい英語で： Giving plenty of money, help, praise, or other things.

• He was liberal with his compliments.
• The charity received liberal donations.
• She gave the children liberal amounts of food.

使い方： liberal with something (She is liberal with her praise.)

類義語： generous

反対語： stingy

よく使う表現： liberal with praise, liberal donations, liberal help

自由主義者、リベラル派

個人の自由を支持し、社会や政治の変化に前向きな人。

やさしい英語で： A person who supports personal freedom and is open to social or political change.

• She describes herself as a liberal.
• Several liberals supported the reform.
• Can a liberal and a conservative agree on this issue?

反対語： conservative

よく使う表現： a committed liberal, a political liberal, a strong liberal