名詞 freedom:

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
   同義詞：exemption

1. The country's constitution embodies the ideals of freedom and equality.
   這個(gè)國(guó)家的憲法體現(xiàn)了自由和平等的理想。
2. Bondmen have no freedom.
   奴隸們沒有自由。
3. He was granted his freedom on the condition that he leave the country.
   他已獲準(zhǔn)恢復(fù)自由，條件是他離開這個(gè)國(guó)家。
4. The people there are fighting to gain their freedom from foreign control.
   那里的人民正在為擺脫外國(guó)統(tǒng)治爭(zhēng)取自由而戰(zhàn)斗。
5. I'm old enough to have the freedom to do as I like.
   我已經(jīng)足夠大了，有權(quán)去做我喜歡做的事。

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n.（名詞）
The condition of being free of restraints.
自由，自在：不被限制的狀態(tài)
Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
自立：擺脫了被奴役、扣押或壓迫的人的自由

Political independence.
獨(dú)立自主：政治上的獨(dú)立
Possession of civil rights; immunity from the arbitrary exercise of authority.
公民權(quán)的享有：公民權(quán)利的享有；免除掌權(quán)之人恣意使用權(quán)力
Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition:
擺脫，免除：避免了不愉快或麻煩的狀況：
例句：
freedom from want.
擺脫了貧困

The capacity to exercise choice; free will:
進(jìn)行選擇的能力；自由選擇：
例句：
We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon.
整個(gè)下午我們都做自己喜歡做的事情

Ease or facility of movement:
行動(dòng)自如：輕松并熟練的動(dòng)作：
例句：
loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.
寬松的運(yùn)動(dòng)衣使穿戴者行動(dòng)自如

Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve:
不含蓄，隨便：坦率或魯莽；缺乏謙虛和含蓄：
例句：
the new freedom in movies and novels.
電影和小說中新的直接表現(xiàn)法

The right to unrestricted use; full access:
自由使用權(quán)：不限制的使用；充分權(quán)利：
例句：
was given the freedom of their research facilities.
被給予隨意使用他們的研究設(shè)備的權(quán)利

The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship:
特權(quán)：享有所有會(huì)員或公民的特權(quán)的權(quán)利：
例句：
the freedom of the city.
市民權(quán)

來源：
Middle English fredom
中古英語 fredom
from Old English frôodôm
源自 古英語 frôodôm
frôo [free] * see free
frôo [自由的] *參見 free
-dôm [-dom]
-dôm [-dom后綴]

<參考詞匯><同義詞>freedom,liberty,licenseThese nouns refer to the power to act, speak, or think without externally imposed restraints.
這些名詞都指不受外界強(qiáng)加的限制的行動(dòng)、言論或思考的權(quán)利。
Freedom is the most general term:
Freedom 是最常用的詞條；
例句：
.In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free. (Abraham Lincoln).
.給奴隸自由之后，我們保證所有自由人的自由. （亞伯拉罕·林肯）。

例句：
.The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty. (George Mason).
.出版自由是自由最有力的保障之一. （喬治·梅森）。

Liberty is often used interchangeably withfreedom; often, however, it especially stresses the power of free choice:
Liberty 常和freedom 交替使用； 但它常常特別強(qiáng)調(diào)自由選擇的權(quán)利：
例句：
liberty of opinion;
思想自由；

例句：
liberty of worship;
信仰自由；

例句：
at liberty to choose whatever occupation she wishes;
自由地選擇她希望的任何職業(yè)；

例句：
.liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. (William Hazlitt).
.去想、去感覺、去做自己感興趣的任何事的自由，完全的自由. （威廉·黑茲利特）。

License sometimes denotes deliberate deviation from normally applicable rules or practices to achieve a desired effect, as in literature or art:
License 總意味著（如在文學(xué)或藝術(shù)上）為達(dá)到理想的效果而故意偏離通常適當(dāng)?shù)臏?zhǔn)則或慣例：
例句：
poetic license. Frequently, though, it denotes undue freedom:
詩(shī)歌的過度自由。 然而通常意味著不適當(dāng)?shù)淖杂桑?

例句：
.the intolerable license with which the newspapers break . . . the rules of decorum. (Edmund Burke).
.被報(bào)紙利用來破壞文學(xué)準(zhǔn)則的令人難忍受的破格. （愛德蒙·伯克）