freedom和liberty的区别

1、意思不同

freedom意思：(指权利)自由；(指状态)自由；自由民地位(不是囚犯或奴隶)；

liberty意思：自由(自己选择生活方式而不受政府及权威限制)；自由(不受关押或奴役的状态)；自由(做某事的）

2、用法不同

freedom用法：表示人或事物的名称。

例句：Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.

民主是自由的保障。

liberty用法：可以做主语、宾语、同位语、表语、定语、状语、补语。

例句：Those prisoners are dreaming of liberty.

这些囚犯们梦想着获得自由。

3、侧重点不同

freedom侧重点：freedom其“自由”的涵义比较广泛,包括从社会政治经济意义上的自由,到个体内心的无拘无束。

liberty侧重点：liberty则比较偏向于政治经济和人权上的解放。

1、I was given the freedom of the whole house.

我获得整座房子的自由使用权。

2、One cannot choose freedom for oneself without choosing it for others.

人不能光为了自己的自由而不顾别人的自由。

3、He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.

他蹲了二十年监狱以后终于获得了自由。

4、America is the land of freedom and opportunity.

美国是一个拥有自由与机遇的国度。

5、Latterly his painting has shown a new freedom of expression.

最近，他的绘画展示出一种新的自由表现形式。

6、They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.

他们夺去了他的自由，摧垮了他的意志。

7、The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.

政府已经同意撤销对新闻自由的限制。

8、Having small children tends to restrict your freedom.

有年幼的孩子往往会限制你的自由。

9、The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion.

绝对个人自由的观念是一种幻想。

10、She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.

她不会这么轻易地放弃得来不易的自由。

11、They felt that their leaders had bargained away their freedom.

他们认为他们的领导人以牺牲他们的自由做了交易。

12、Thanks to the automobile,Americans soon had a freedom of movement previously unknown.

由于有了汽车，美国人很快就获得了前所未有的行动自由。

13、He had tasted freedom only to lose it again.

他刚尝到了自由的甜头，却又失去了。

14、She wrote poems in praise of freedom.

她写诗讴歌自由。

15、On the one hand they'd love to have kids,but on the other,they don't want to give up their freedom.

一方面，他们想要孩子，但另一方面，他们又不想放弃自由自在的生活。

16、‘Freedom fighter’is a value-laden word.

“自由战士”是个带有主观判断的词。

17、I know you need your freedom too much to stay with me.

我知道你太需要自由了，无法和我在一起。

18、Her three years of freedom seemed like a reaction against that childhood.

她那3年的自由仿佛是对孩童时代的反叛。

19、I explained that each person has different ideas of what freedom is.

我解释说，每个人对于自由是什么都有不同的观点。

20、Susan's idea of freedom was to have variety in her life style

苏珊心目中的自由就是拥有丰富多彩的生活。

1、He had to endure six months'loss of liberty.

他得忍受六个月失去自由之苦。

2、There is no formal confirmation so far that he is at liberty.

目前还没有正式确认他已经获得人身自由。

3、You are at liberty to say what you like.

你尽可畅所欲言。

4、He took the liberty of reading my files while I was away.

他趁我不在时擅自看我的文件。

5、People fear that security cameras could infringe personal liberties.

人们担心保安摄像机会侵犯人身自由。

6、They've got a liberty,not even sending me a reply.

他们真无礼，连个答复也不给我。

7、The right to vote should be a liberty enjoyed by all.

投票权应当是人人享有的合法权利。

8、A system like ours lacks adequate safeguards for civil liberties.

我们这样的制度缺乏有效保护公民自由的条款。

9、I am afraid we are not at liberty to disclose that information

恐怕我们无权透露这一信息。

10、Such a system would be a fundamental blow to the rights and liberties of the English people.

这样一种制度将对英国人民的权利与自由造成根本性的打击。

11、He firmly believes liberty is inseparable from social justice

他坚信自由与社会正义是不可分的。

12、Guests should feel at liberty to avail themselves of your facilities.

宾客们应该可以随意使用你们的各种设施。

13、She knew she was taking a big liberty in developing Mick's photos without his knowledge.

她知道没告诉米克就擅自冲洗他的照片是太过放肆了。

14、Why not say that three convictions before court for stealing cars means three months'loss of liberty

为什么不说被判3项偷车罪名就意味着丧失3个月的人身自由呢？

15、It's starting to infringe on our personal liberties.

它开始侵犯我们的人身自由。

16、Try and retain the excitement of the event in your writing,without taking liberties with the truth

请尽量在文字中再现活动的热烈气氛，但不要对事实添油加醋，任意窜改。

17、He has shown a great deal of courage in sticking up for democracy and civil liberties.

他在捍卫民主和公民自由上表现出巨大的勇气。

18、Wit Wolzek claimed the legislation could impinge on privacy,self determination and respect for religious liberty

威特·沃尔泽克声称这项法律可能会对隐私权和自主权造成侵犯，并破坏对宗教自由的尊重。

19、She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty

她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。

20、The island's in the Pacific Ocean;I'm not at liberty to say exactly where,because we're still negotiating for its purchase.

这个岛在太平洋上；我无权说出它的具体位置，因为我们仍在洽谈购买事宜。