laissez-faire
laissez-faire — 形容詞
1. allowing business activity to continue with very little official control or pric
自由放任的
對市場少設限制的
allowing business activity to continue with very little official control or price-setting by the state
The minister defended laissez-faire policies and cut rules for small exporters.
那位部長捍衛自由放任的政策，並刪減了對小型出口商的規定。
collocation: laissez-faire policies
Roya criticized the city's laissez-faire approach after unsafe taxis filled downtown streets.
Roya 批評市府採取自由放任的作法，才讓不安全的計程車擠滿市中心街道。
collocation: laissez-faire approach
Under the president's laissez-faire trade policy, local shops faced more foreign competition.
在總統的自由放任貿易政策下，本地商店面臨了更多外來競爭。
At the debate, Meera warned that laissez-faire banking rules could hurt small savers.
在那場辯論中，Meera 警告說，自由放任的銀行規則可能傷害小額存戶。
- free-market
close in economic meaning, but often names the system rather than the policy style behind it
- deregulatory
policy term that stresses removing existing rules
- hands-off
broader and more everyday; can describe people as well as governments
- interventionist
describes a government that steps in actively to guide the economy
- regulated
focuses on markets being controlled by formal rules
文法句型
laissez-faire + policy/system/approach
laissez-faire + rules
用法筆記
Usually modifies policy, system, approach, or rules in business and politics. It describes limited state control over economic activity, not a complete absence of government in every area.
常見錯誤
2. not trying to direct other people closely, and preferring to let them decide or
不干預的
不愛插手他人事務的
not trying to direct other people closely, and preferring to let them decide or act for themselves
Christopher takes a laissez-faire approach and lets his teenagers plan weekends alone.
Christopher 採取不干預的作法，讓家裡的青少年自己安排週末。
pattern: take a laissez-faire approach
The coach's laissez-faire style left younger players unsure who should lead practice.
那位教練不干預的作風，讓年紀較小的球員不知道該由誰帶領練習。
collocation: laissez-faire style
After one warning, the teacher became more laissez-faire and stopped checking every notebook.
提醒過一次之後，那位老師變得更不干預，也不再逐本檢查作業簿。
A laissez-faire manager may trust the team, but deadlines can still slip.
不干預的主管或許信任團隊，但期限仍然可能失守。
- hands-off
the closest everyday term; often used for management or parenting
- permissive
usually suggests allowing too much freedom, especially with children
- uninvolved
stronger and more negative; suggests failing to take needed responsibility
- controlling
describes someone who tries to direct other people closely
- interventionist
formal term for stepping in often rather than leaving others alone
文法句型
laissez-faire + manager/parent/style/approach
be laissez-faire about + noun
用法筆記
Usually describes parenting, teaching, or management. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about personal style in dealing with people, not economic policy.
常見錯誤
laissez-faire — 名詞
1. a policy of leaving businesses and prices mostly to competition instead of direc
自由放任
政府少管市場的做法
a policy of leaving businesses and prices mostly to competition instead of directing them through many state rules
The party promised laissez-faire for online businesses and removed most license fees.
該政黨承諾對網路企業採取自由放任，並取消了大部分執照費。
supporting laissez-faire in policy
Many bankers welcomed the government's laissez-faire after the export rules disappeared.
出口規定取消後，許多銀行家都歡迎政府的自由放任。
government's laissez-faire
By 1995, strict planning gave way to laissez-faire in the phone market.
到了一九九五年，嚴格的計畫管制已讓位給電話市場中的自由放任。
Critics said pure laissez-faire would let large companies crush family farms.
批評者說，純粹的自由放任會讓大企業壓垮家庭農場。
- free-market policy
the closest neutral paraphrase in economic discussion
- deregulation
focuses more specifically on removing existing rules
- non-intervention
formal and broader; can apply outside economics as well
- regulation
general term for official rules controlling business activity
- state control
stresses government direction over prices, production, or trade
文法句型
support/defend/reject laissez-faire
laissez-faire in + market/industry/economy
用法筆記
Often appears after verbs such as support, defend, attack, or reject in economic debate. It names the policy itself, while adjective sense 1 describes a policy, system, or set of rules.
常見錯誤
2. an attitude of not stepping in to manage other people closely, even when clearer
放手不管
不願插手他人事務的態度
an attitude of not stepping in to manage other people closely, even when clearer direction may be needed
Her laissez-faire let the children stay up late on school nights.
她的放手不管，讓孩子們在上學日也熬夜到很晚。
someone's laissez-faire
The editor's laissez-faire allowed each reporter to choose a very different writing style.
那位編輯的放手不管，讓每名記者都寫出很不一樣的風格。
After months of chaos, staff members blamed the owner's laissez-faire for missed orders.
幾個月的混亂之後，員工把漏單歸咎於老闆的放手不管。
Too much laissez-faire in the lab can lead to broken tools and safety mistakes.
實驗室裡過度的放手不管，可能導致工具損壞和安全失誤。
- non-interference
formal and close in meaning, especially when someone avoids stepping in
- hands-off attitude
more everyday wording for personal style
- permissiveness
often suggests allowing too much freedom
- control
general opposite of letting others act without direction
- micromanagement
strong opposite that stresses excessive close supervision
文法句型
someone's laissez-faire
laissez-faire with + people/group
用法筆記
Usually refers to a person's attitude in parenting, teaching, or management. Distinguish from noun sense 2, which is specifically about low government control in the economy.