indulgent
indulgent 英 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt] 美 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt]
adj. 放纵的；宽容的
indulgent parents 纵容子女的父母
an indulgent smile 迁就的微笑
- Someone who is self-indulgent gives themselves a lot of treats. Parents who are indulgent cave to every desire their child expresses. Indulgent means lenient, or overly generous.
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- adj. 放纵的；宽容的
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1. indulgent parents
纵容子女的父母
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2. an indulgent smile
迁就的微笑
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3. to take an indulgent view of sth
宽宏大量地看待某事
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4. to laugh indulgently
宽容地笑
- indulgent (adj.) "lenient, willing to overlook faults," often in a bad sense, "too lenient," c. 1500, from Latin indulgentem (nominative indulgens) "kind, tender, fond," present participle of indulgere "be kind, be complaisant, yield" (see indulgence). Related: Indulgently.
in·dul·gent / ɪnˈdʌldʒənt ; NAmE ɪnˈdʌldʒənt / adjective 1 ( usually disapproving) tending to allow sb to have or do whatever they want 纵容的；放纵的 ◆ indulgent parents 纵容子女的父母 ◆ an indulgent smile 迁就的微笑 ☞see also self-indulgent 2 willing or too willing to ignore the weaknesses in sb/sth 宽容的；过于宽厚的 SYN patient ◆ to take an indulgent view of sth 宽宏大量地看待某事 ▶ in·dul·gent·ly / ɪnˈdʌldʒəntli ; NAmE ɪnˈdʌldʒəntli / adverb ◆ to laugh indulgently 宽容地笑 in·dul·gent / ɪnˈdʌldʒənt ; NAmE ɪnˈdʌldʒənt / in·dul·gent·ly / ɪnˈdʌldʒəntli ; NAmE ɪnˈdʌldʒəntli /
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