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

• We must defend our civil liberties at all costs.
  不管付出多少代价，我们都要捍卫我们的公民自由。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Did the American Civil Liberties Union supply you with an attorney?
  美国国名自由联合会会给你提供律师吗？
• 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？
• Critics said Bush's Terrorist Surveillance Program was a violation of civil liberties.
  批评人士说布什的“恐怖分子监视计划”（TerroristSurveillanceProgram）是对公民自由的侵犯。
• A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties.
  一个喜欢政治制度进步与改革和保护自身自由权利的人。
• A left-right coalition of civil liberties advocates and libertarians has emerged.
  一个由公民自由倡导人士以及自由主义者组成的左右两翼的同盟已开始出现。
• 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。