liberation
Definitions
The act of setting someone or something free from oppression or control
解放；使某人或某物从压迫或控制中获得自由
A movement or struggle to win equal rights and freedom for a group
为某群体争取平等权利与自由的运动
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedliber (free) + -ate (verb: make) + -ation (act of) = 'the act of making free.' It is the noun of liberate, naming the whole process of breaking someone or something out of bondage or control.
Root lib still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.national liberation民族解放
- 2.women's liberation妇女解放
- 3.liberation movement解放运动
- 4.sense of liberation解脱感
- 5.war of liberation解放战争
Example Sentences
- 1.
The liberation of the city marked the end of the war.
- 2.
The women's liberation movement transformed society.
- 3.
Many felt a sense of liberation after leaving the job.
Synonym Comparison
- liberation — being set free from oppression, often through struggle
- freedom — the resulting state of being free (liberation leads to freedom)
- release — a single act of letting go (release a prisoner), neutral, no struggle implied
- emancipation — formal/legal freeing from servitude (emancipation of slaves)