freedom
- n. 自由,自主;直率
- n. (Freedom)人名;(英)弗里德姆
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
free, 自由。-dom, 抽象名詞后綴。
英英釋意
- 1. the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
- 2. immunity from an obligation or duty
英文詞源
- freedom (n.)
- Old English freodom "power of self-determination, state of free will; emancipation from slavery, deliverance;" see free (adj.) + -dom. Meaning "exemption from arbitrary or despotic control, civil liberty" is from late 14c. Meaning "possession of particular privileges" is from 1570s. Similar formation in Old Frisian fridom, Dutch vrijdom, Middle Low German vridom. Freedom-rider recorded 1961 in reference to civil rights activists in U.S. trying to integrate bus lines.
It has been said by some physicians, that life is a forced state. The same may be said of freedom. It requires efforts, it presupposes mental and moral qualities of a high order to be generally diffused in the society where it exists. [John C. Calhoun, speech, U.S. House of Representatives, Jan. 31, 1816]
Freedom fighter attested by 1903 (originally with reference to Cuba). Freedom-loving (adj.) is from 1841.
同義詞辨析
freedom, liberty
這兩個(gè)名詞均有"自由"之意。
freedom: 含義廣,指任何無(wú)限制無(wú)束縛的自由自在狀態(tài)。
liberty: ??膳cfreedom換用,但強(qiáng)調(diào)從過(guò)去受的壓制、管束下被解救或釋放出來(lái),也指法律所承認(rèn)的特權(quán),如言論、集會(huì)等自由。
考試真題
- Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions.
出自-2010年12月閱讀原文
- Manufacturers would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public roads.
2019年6月四級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section A
- Older drivers and visually- or physically-impaired people would gain a new level of freedom.
2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C
- American designers prized resourcefulness and the freedom of women who wore the clothing.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
- However, they also deserve a home of their own, a secure retirement and freedom from worrying about unpaid bills.
出自-2016年12月聽(tīng)力原文
- Most mothers do not aspire to (向往) elite,competitive full-time positions: the Swedish policies have given them the freedom and opportunity to live the lives they prefer.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
- Swedish women are allowed the freedom and opportunity to choose their own way of life
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
- Sweden has gone farther than any other nation on earth to integrate the sexes and to offer women the same opportunities and freedoms as men.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
- Those who enjoy total freedom may not find themselves happy.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
- Technology has cut out much of life's donkey work, and we have more freedoms than ever: we can wear what we like and communicate with hundreds of friends at once at the click of a mouse.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
- You can imagine similar kinds of interactive activities along historical lines," like following the Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Since luxury is a function of scarcity, the children of tomorrow will long for nothing more than intervals of freedom from all the blinking machines, streaming videos and scrolling headlines that leave them feeling empty and too full all at once.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
- Writer friends of mine pay good money to get the Freedom software that enables them to disable the very Internet connections that seemed so emancipating not long ago.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
- to promote the teaching of literature and the arts in an effort to make the case for democratic freedoms.
出自-2010年12月閱讀原文
- According to the answer, a teacher should have the freedom to select the method of grading to encourage learning.
出自-2010年6月閱讀原文
- While advocating freedom for animals, they kept their pet mouse in a cage.
出自-2011年12月聽(tīng)力原文
- A huge portion of our lives involves the surrender of our freedom and personal autonomy.
2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section C
- And with it, I was able to print the first garment, a red Jacket that had the word "Freedom" embedded into it.
2016年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section C
- Here is the most malignant threat to our personal freedom, particularly as the balance of power in the workplace has been shifted so dramatically from worker to boss.
2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section C
- However, the flying car has always remained the ultimate symbol of personal transport freedom.
2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A
- The champions of free market capitalism promised their way of life would bring us freedom, but it wasn't freedom at all.
2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section C
- Athens lost freedom forever, but freedom was not lost forever for the world.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Athens reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Athens would cease to have freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- Athens, the Athens of ancient Greece, refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Before that there was no freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- But rather I see it as an area of freedom.
2016年高考英語(yǔ)四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- For the people of brussels, this was a defining moment of defining freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文
- Freedom can be more popular in the digital age.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- Freedom may come to an end in the digital age.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- Freedom needs to be guaranteed by responsibility.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- Freedom should have priority over responsibility.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- Freedom would stop Athens from self-dependence.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- Loss of freedom stimulates one's creativity.
2019年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- People believing in freedom are those who behave within the laws and value systems.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 題設(shè)
- Phil Blythe explains: "For many older people, particularly those living alone or in the country, driving is important for preserving their independence, giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others."
2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Some 2, 500 years ago Greece discovered freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Splendid empires where people enjoy freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone.
2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- The author is hopeful about freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- These gave banks more freedom to use models to value illiquid assets and more flexibility in recognizing losses on long-term assets in their income statement.
出自-2010年考研閱讀原文
- Especially significant was his view of freedom, which, for him, was associated with the rights and responsibilities of the individual: he advocated freedom of thought and of personal expression.
出自-2014年考研翻譯原文
- The court, though, may want to allow room for police to cite situations where they are entitled to more freedom.
出自-2015年考研閱讀原文
- Driving her point home, she continued: “It’s increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose, of a moral language within government, media or business could become one of the most dangerous foals for capitalism and freedom“.
出自-2015年考研閱讀原文
- The Internet affords anonymity to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech.
2011年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ
- These gave banks more freedom to use models to value illiquid assets and more flexibility in recognizing losses on long- term assets in their income statements.
2010年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.
- 他蹲了二十年監(jiān)獄以后終于獲得了自由。
牛津詞典
- freedom from fear/pain/hunger, etc.
- 免于恐懼、痛苦、饑餓等
牛津詞典
- I was given the freedom of the whole house.
- 我獲得整座房子的自由使用權(quán)。
牛津詞典
- Thanks to the automobile, Americans soon had a freedom of movement previously unknown.
- 由于有了汽車(chē),美國(guó)人很快就獲得了前所未有的行動(dòng)自由。
牛津詞典
- complete freedom to do as you wish
- 按照自己意愿行事的絕對(duì)自由
牛津詞典
- freedom of speech/thought/expression/worship
- 言論 / 思想 / 表達(dá) / 信仰自由
牛津詞典
- a threat to press/academic, etc. freedom
- 對(duì)新聞、學(xué)術(shù)等自由的威脅
牛津詞典
- rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution
- 憲法保障的權(quán)利和自由
牛津詞典
- freedom of action/choice
- 行動(dòng) / 選擇自由
牛津詞典
- ...freedom of speech...
- 言論自由
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- They want greater political freedom...
- 他們想要更多的政治自由。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...the agreement worked out by the UN, under which all hostages and detainees would gain their freedom.
- 聯(lián)合國(guó)擬定的恢復(fù)所有人質(zhì)和被拘禁者人身自由的協(xié)議
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...all the freedom from pain that medicine could provide.
- 醫(yī)藥可以提供的對(duì)痛苦的解脫
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...freedom from government control.
- 不受政府控制
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He was given the Freedom of the City of Dublin by the Lord Mayor.
- 市長(zhǎng)閣下親自向他頒發(fā)了都柏林市榮譽(yù)市民稱(chēng)號(hào)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- What do you like to do in your spare time?
- 空閑時(shí)你喜歡干什么?
辭典例句
- At last they won their freedom.
- 他們終于贏得了自由.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- By persistence many countries won freedom.
- 通過(guò)堅(jiān)持不懈的努力,許多國(guó)家贏得了自由.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- They asked for academic freedom.
- 他們要求學(xué)術(shù)自由.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Abraham Lincoln called on his people to fight for freedom for all — Negroes and Whites.
- 亞伯拉罕·林肯號(hào)召他的人民為所有的人——黑人和白人的自由而戰(zhàn)斗.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The assertion of the right to freedom is very important to all peoples.
- 維護(hù)自由權(quán)利對(duì)各民族來(lái)說(shuō)都是至關(guān)重要的.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The patriots unfurled the banner of freedom.
- 愛(ài)國(guó)志士們打出了自由的旗幟.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- They beat the drum for freedom.
- 他們鼓吹自由.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- In 1862 the American slaves won their struggle for freedom.
- 1862年美國(guó)黑奴贏得了爭(zhēng)取自由的斗爭(zhēng).
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitious or love of comfort.
- 他們有一種自由自在的風(fēng)度, 他們不沉溺于可鄙的追名逐利和對(duì)舒適生活的迷戀.
《用法詞典》