Lib, with a capital L in a newspaper, is the written short form of liberal — the political party or that political label. In Britain you will see Lib Dems for the Liberal Democrats.

Lib, with a capital L in a newspaper在報紙上大寫的Lib, is the written short form of liberal是liberal的書面縮寫 — the political party or that political label指那個政黨或那個政治立場標籤。In Britain在英國 you will see Lib Dems你會看到Lib Dems for the Liberal Democrats用來指Liberal Democrats這個政黨。

Though actually the same letters do not always point to the same camp: in Australia the Liberal Party is the more conservative big party, which shocks students who learned American English, where “liberal” usually means the left. In casual American talk, “lib” (often small letters, and often unkind) can mean a person with left-leaning views.

Though actually不過事實上 the same letters do not always point to the same camp同樣的字母不一定指向同一個陣營：in Australia在澳洲 the Liberal Party is the more conservative big partyLiberal Party反而是比較保守的大黨, which shocks students who learned American English這讓學過美式英語的學生嚇一跳, where “liberal” usually means the left因為在美式英語裡「liberal」通常是指左派。In casual American talk在美式的口語裡, “lib” (often small letters, and often unkind)「lib」（通常小寫，語氣也常帶點不友善） can mean a person with left-leaning views可以指一個政治立場偏左的人。

Other short forms look the same — lib. for library, or Women's Lib for women's liberation — but this entry is liberal, not those.

Other short forms look the same其他縮寫長得一樣 — lib. for library像lib.是指圖書館, or Women's Lib for women's liberation或Women's Lib是指婦女解放運動 — but this entry is liberal, not those但這個詞條講的是liberal，不是那些。