laissez faire

短语

n. 放任, 自由主义

发音

UK /ˈlæseɪ ˌfɛə(ɹ)/
UK /ˈleɪseɪ ˌfɛə(ɹ)/
AU
US /ˌlɛ(ˌ)seɪ ˈfɛəɹ/
US /ˌleɪ-/
US /-(ˌ)zeɪ/

词形变化

more laissez faire 比较级 most laissez faire 最高级

别名

laissez-faire laisser faire

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs.

    放任

    不干涉

    自由放任

    不可数 金融 政治
  2. 2.

    A policy of non-interference by authority in any competitive process.

    不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Practicing or representing governmental noninterference, or minimal interference, especially in economic affairs; pertaining to free-market capitalism.

    金融 政治

    I think the city should take a laissez faire approach to this; getting involved would only make things worse.

  2. 2.

    Advocating such noninterference.

    金融 政治

    The Senator claims to be laissez faire, but he voted in favor of the subsidies.

  3. 3.

    Resulting from such noninterference.

    金融

    The price ceiling was well below the laissez faire price that demand would have supported, so there were always shortages.

  4. 4.

    Avoiding interference in other people's affairs; choosing to live and let live.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

individualism

上位词 4

philosophy doctrine -ism school of thought
形容词

同义词 1

individualistic

近义相关 2

capitalist capitalistic

词源

Borrowed from French laissez faire (“leave it be”, literally “let do”).

来源：wiktionary