civil liberties

英 [ˈsɪvl ˈlɪbətiz]

美 [ˈsɪvl ˈlɪbərtiz]

n.  公民自由

法律

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柯林斯词典

The form civil liberty is used as a modifier. civil liberty 用作修饰语。


• N-PLURAL 公民自由
  A person'scivil libertiesare the rights they have to say, think, and do what they want as long as they respect other people's rights.
  1. ...his commitment to human rights and civil liberties.
     他对人权和公民自由事业的奉献
  2. ...civil liberty campaigners.
     争取公民自由的活动家

双语例句

• A socially tolerant government defended the rights of gays, mothers and women in the workplace, yet illiberally attacked civil liberties and retreated into secrecy.
  一个在社会议题上宽容的政府，维护了同性恋、母亲和职场女性的权益，但不那么自由主义地侵犯公民自由权，并退却到保密作风。
• The illegal search was an invasion of their civil liberties.
  那次非法搜查是对他们公民自由权的侵犯。
• Don't make me call the puppet civil liberties union!
  别逼我去找木偶公民自由联盟！
• Here too there has been a similar attack on civil liberties.
  这里也有对公民自由权的类似抨击。
• Did a Civil Liberties Union provide you with an attorney at that time?
  那时有民权联盟给你提供的律师吗？
• Having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law.
  具有或者表现出维护法律所保护的公民自由的积极关心。
• They have been particularly truculent when defending unpopular causes such as civil liberties.
  他们在保卫诸如公民自由权等不受欢迎的决议时表现得格外勇猛。
• And your society is probably autocratic with few political and civil liberties.
  而你所处的社会也可能是少数政党专制的社会，不能享受许多公民权利。
• You don't think the White House is dismantling our civil liberties?
  你不认为白宫这样做侵犯了我们的公民自由吗？
• Any surrender of civil liberties could be irrevocable.
  交出公民自由权之后可能再也无法收回了。