1 in a way that is not controlled or limited 不受操纵或约束；自由地: He is the country's first freely elected president for 40 years. 他是这个国家40年来第一位经自由选举产生的总统。

2 without trying to avoid the truth even though it might be embarrassing; in an honest way 诚实；坦率: I freely admit that I made a mistake. 我率直地承认犯了错误。