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

• 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。
• She's committed to liberal ideals and civil liberties.
  她信奉并追求自由主义的理想和公民自由。
• What of the implications for privacy and civil liberties?
  至于隐私权及公民自由的意义何在？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I do not mean our political and civil liberties.
  我没有预定我们政治上和民事上的特权。
• But when faced with a challenge to equality, freedom and civil liberties.
  但是在我们面对平等，自由和公民自主的挑战时。
• 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。