laissez faire, 1822, French, literally "let (people) do (as they think best)," from laissez, imperative of laisser "to let, to leave" (from Latin laxare, from laxus "loose;" see lax) + faire "to do" (from Latin facere; see factitious). From the phrase laissez faire et laissez passer, motto of certain 18c. French economists, chosen to express the ideal of government non-interference in business and industry.
实用例句
1. He received a laissez - passer enabling him to leave the country.
他获得了一张护照使他能离开这国家.来自辞典例句
2. An economic theory in favor of laissez free market, and gold standard.
