illiberal
illiberal — 形容詞
- illiberalpositive
- more illiberalcomparative
- most illiberalsuperlative
1. Describes a government, rule, or leader that puts strict limits on what people m
專制；箝制
限制人民言論、思想與行動自由
Describes a government, rule, or leader that puts strict limits on what people may say, believe, or do.
Critics called the law illiberal because it stopped newspapers from criticizing the president.
批評者稱這項法律專制，因為它不准報紙批評總統。
illiberal + law/policy: rules that limit freedom
Obi left his country to escape its illiberal government, which banned public protests.
Obi 離開祖國，逃離那個禁止公開抗議的專制政府。
illiberal government: attributive use before a noun
Mayumi's school had illiberal rules, so students could not start their own clubs or newspapers.
Mayumi 的學校有專制的規定，所以學生不能成立自己的社團或校報。
Tariq wrote that an illiberal government should never control what people read online.
Tariq 寫道，專制的政府絕不該控制人民在網路上讀什麼。
Many people in Élise's village feared the illiberal changes that ended free elections.
Élise 村裡許多人擔心那些終結自由選舉的專制改變。
- illiberal policies
用法筆記
Often pairs with policies, as in 'illiberal policies'. Distinguish from sense 2 (CLOSE-MINDED), which judges a person's attitude rather than rules that limit freedom.
2. Not willing to accept ideas, beliefs, or ways of living that are different from
偏狹；狹隘
不肯接受與自己不同的想法或做法
Not willing to accept ideas, beliefs, or ways of living that are different from your own, and often unfair to people who hold them.
Sivan's uncle is so illiberal that he refuses to listen to any new ideas.
Sivan 的叔叔心胸狹隘，連任何新想法都不肯聽。
so illiberal that: result clause showing a closed mind
It was illiberal of the club to reject Haruto just because of his accent.
俱樂部只因為 Haruto 的口音就拒絕他，實在心胸狹隘。
it is illiberal of + noun + to-infinitive
Esme grew angry when her neighbours made illiberal jokes about the family's religion.
Esme 的鄰居拿她家人的宗教開偏狹的玩笑，讓她非常生氣。
Eliska's manager made illiberal remarks about workers who wore headscarves to the office.
Eliska 的經理對戴頭巾上班的員工發表偏狹的言論。
Aarav grew tired of his illiberal coach, who laughed at every idea but his own.
Aarav 受夠了心胸狹隘的教練，他嘲笑別人的每個點子，只肯接受自己的。
- intolerant
closest everyday word; stresses refusing to accept what is different
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (RESTRICTING FREEDOM): this sense describes a person's or group's attitude toward views and ways of life that differ, not rules that limit freedom.