liberated
/ˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈli-bə-ˌrā-təd/ (ame, mw)
liberated — 形容詞
- liberatedpositive
- more liberatedcomparative
- most liberatedsuperlative
1. Willing to live by more open social or sexual values instead of older rules abou
思想開放的
不受傳統社會或性觀念束縛
Willing to live by more open social or sexual values instead of older rules about how people should behave.
Alessia grew up in a liberated family where dating was discussed openly.
Alessia 在一個思想開放的家庭長大，家人會公開談論交往。
liberated + family / upbringing
The play presents a liberated woman who refuses to let gossip direct her life.
這齣戲描寫一位思想開放的女性，不肯讓閒話左右自己的人生。
After moving to Berlin, Ramon adopted a more liberated attitude toward relationships.
搬到 Berlin 後，Ramon 對感情關係採取了更開放的態度。
The magazine targets liberated readers who are comfortable challenging old social rules.
這本雜誌鎖定的是敢於挑戰舊社會規範的思想開放讀者。
- open-minded
broader and milder; describes willingness to hear new ideas, not necessarily lifestyle choices
- progressive
often used for politics or social policy rather than private behaviour
- free-thinking
stresses independent thought, especially from religion or convention
- permissive
often sounds critical and suggests allowing more than others think is proper
- conservative
prefers older social values and traditional behaviour
- traditional
follows older customs and expectations
- conventional
stays within accepted social norms
文法句型
a liberated + woman / family / society
a liberated attitude toward + [relationships / sex]
用法筆記
Usually describes people, attitudes, or lifestyles in relation to social and sexual conventions. Unlike sense 2, it is about values and behaviour norms, not the personal feeling of suddenly being free.
常見錯誤
2. Feeling or acting free because shyness, pressure, or self-control is no longer h
無拘無束的
感到不再受壓抑或限制的
Feeling or acting free because shyness, pressure, or self-control is no longer holding you back.
After the divorce papers were signed, Shirin felt liberated for the first time in years.
離婚文件簽好後，Shirin 多年來第一次感到無拘無束。
feel liberated after + life change
After deleting the old photos, Quinn felt strangely liberated and slept well that night.
刪掉那些舊照片後，Quinn 莫名覺得無拘無束，當晚也睡得很好。
Without cameras in the room, Joao sounded more liberated during the interview.
沒有攝影機在場時，Joao 在訪談中聽起來更無拘無束。
Once the heavy coat came off, Indra felt liberated and started to dance.
脫下那件厚重外套後，Indra 覺得整個人都無拘無束，開始跳起舞來。
- free
general everyday word for not being restricted
- uninhibited
emphasises acting naturally without embarrassment
- unburdened
stresses relief from worry or responsibility
- released
focuses on the lifting of pressure more than on confident behaviour
- constrained
limited by pressure, rules, or expectations
- inhibited
held back by shyness or fear of judgment
- trapped
suggests no easy way to escape a burden or situation
文法句型
feel liberated
sound liberated
be liberated from + fear / pressure / routine
用法筆記
Most often follows verbs like 'feel', 'seem', or 'sound'. Unlike sense 1, this sense describes a personal feeling of release from pressure or inhibition rather than a set of social beliefs.
常見錯誤
3. Allowed to leave prison, captivity, or another place where someone had been held
獲釋；獲救
從監禁或囚禁處被放出
Allowed to leave prison, captivity, or another place where someone had been held against their will.
Christopher was finally liberated from the camp when the soldiers arrived at dawn.
士兵在黎明抵達後，Christopher 終於從營地獲釋。
be liberated from + camp / prison
The two aid workers looked thin but calm after being liberated by local police.
那兩名援助人員被當地警方救出後，看起來很瘦，但很平靜。
be liberated by + police / troops
Villagers cheered as the kidnapped boy was liberated from the locked basement.
被綁架的男孩從上鎖的地下室獲救時，村民們都歡呼起來。
The newspaper printed photos of the liberated prisoners hugging their families.
報紙刊出了那些獲釋囚犯與家人相擁的照片。
- freed
broad and neutral; the everyday equivalent in many contexts
- released
common for official or formal permission to leave
- rescued
focuses on saving someone from danger, not only on letting them out
- emancipated
more formal and often used for legal or long-term freedom
- imprisoned
kept in prison by legal or political force
- confined
kept inside a place or within strict limits
- captive
held by force and unable to leave
文法句型
be liberated from + camp / prison / room
be liberated by + troops / police / rescuers
用法筆記
Usually appears after 'be' and often takes a 'from' phrase naming the prison, camp, or room. It is mainly used for captives, prisoners, or hostages, not for ordinary permission to leave.
常見錯誤
4. Used for a town, region, or country whose people have regained freedom after mil
已解放的
人民重獲自由的地方
Used for a town, region, or country whose people have regained freedom after military occupation or political control ends.
Families returned to the liberated town and reopened the market by the square.
家家戶戶回到已解放的小鎮，在廣場旁重新開起市場。
Aid trucks rolled into the liberated city before sunrise with bread and medicine.
載著麵包和藥品的援助卡車在天亮前駛入那座已解放的城市。
liberated + city / town / village
Teachers in the liberated villages started classes again inside damaged schools.
在那些已解放的村落裡，老師們又在受損的學校內重新上課。
Reporters filmed children waving flags in the newly liberated capital.
記者拍下孩子們在新近解放的首都揮舞旗幟的畫面。
- free
general word for no longer under control or restriction
- independent
stresses self-rule rather than the act of being freed
- self-governing
formal and political; focuses on local control
- newly freed
emphasises the recent change in status
- occupied
under military control by an outside force
- controlled
kept under another group's power
- subjugated
formal; forced to obey an outside ruler
文法句型
a liberated + city / town / village
newly liberated + territory / capital
用法筆記
Mainly used in reports about war, invasion, or political conflict. The place is 'liberated' because the people there are no longer under outside control.