自由zìyóu 1.在法律规定的范围内,随自己意志活动的权利{freedom; liberty; right to act as one pleases within the limits of law}: ～平等。{freedom and equality} 2.哲学上把人认识了事物发展的规律性,自觉地运用到实践中去,叫做自由。{(philos.) freedom; consciously apply the law of the development of things one knows in practice} 3.不受拘束;不受限制{free; unrestrained; unrestricted}: ～参加{participate or attend freely; free to participate}|～发表意见。{express one's views unrestrained}