One way to hold liberally: a hand that stays open instead of tight. Whatever the hand is holding comes out freely and in plenty, and nothing is measured out or fenced in. Glue, salt, grey hairs, and opinions all travel the same way.
liberally 可以想成一隻張開的手。手不收緊，東西就一把一把地出去，沒有人在旁邊算份量。塗膠水、灑鹽、頭髮裡混進白髮，都是這個畫面。把同樣的「不設限」換到想法上，就成了願意鬆開舊規矩、接受改變的立場。
From the word’s history
The packet's etymology tree gives liberal + -ly, so the adverb is simply the adjective turned into a manner: in a liberal way.
證據裡的字源樹只寫 liberal 加 -ly。-ly 把形容詞轉成「以…的方式」。所以 liberally 字面上就是「以 liberal 的方式」，兩個意思都從這裡分出去。再往前的拉丁字根不在這份證據裡，這裡不作宣稱。
packet evidence: Wiktionary etymology tree for liberally (English liberal + Middle English/English -ly), source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1187689199:4705
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