/ˌleseɪ ˈfeə(r) ||; ˌlɛse ˈfɛr/noun [U] the policy of allowing private businesses to develop without government control （政府对私有企业）自由放任政策，不干涉政策 ➔laissez-faire adj a laissez-faire economy 自由经济 · They have a laissez-faire approach to bringing up their children (= they give them a lot of freedom). 他们扶养孩子采取自由放任的态度。