liberalism

noun

1. an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market

2. a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

1. （主张通过修改法律逐步实现社会进步的）自由主义
Liberalism is a belief in gradual social progress by changing laws, rather than by revolution.

e.g. ...a democrat who has decided that economic liberalism is the best way to secure change.
认定经济自由主义是促进变革的最好办法的民主党党员
e.g. ...the tradition of nineteenth-century liberalism.
19世纪的自由主义传统

2. （主张个体拥有广泛的政治和个人自由的）自由主义
Liberalism is the belief that people should have a lot of political and individual freedom.

e.g. He was concerned over growing liberalism in the Church.
他对教会中日益增强的自由主义倾向心存忧虑。

1. 自由主义理论：(1)作为历史沉淀的自由主义 我们一般所讨论的自由主义理论(Liberalism)并非由特定的思想家所考虑得出,而是时而处于对立立场的人们,在解释何为自由的政治这一点上所提出的各种原理和理念,经过不断的组合积累而形成的历史产物.

2. 自由主义的：hipster 低及臀部的 | liberalism 自由主义的 | frill 装饰