indulgent

英 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt]

美 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt]

adj.  纵容的; 放纵的; 宽容的; 过于宽厚的

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Collins.1 / BNC.18868 / COCA.17363

牛津词典

adj.

• 纵容的；放纵的
  tending to allow sb to have or do whatever they want
  1. indulgent parents
     纵容子女的父母
  2. an indulgent smile
     迁就的微笑
• 宽容的；过于宽厚的
  willing or too willing to ignore the weaknesses in sb/sth
  1. to take an indulgent view of sth
     宽宏大量地看待某事

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 纵容的;宽厚的;溺爱的
  If you areindulgent, you treat a person with special kindness, often in a way that is not good for them.
  1. His indulgent mother was willing to let him do anything he wanted.
     他母亲很溺爱他，任由他想干什么就干什么。

英英释义

adj

• being favorably inclined
  1. an indulgent attitude
• characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  1. indulgent grandparents
• tolerant or lenient
  1. indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
  2. too soft on the children
  3. they are soft on crime
  Synonym:lenientsoft

双语例句

• Maybe my parents were too indulgent to me.
  也许这是因为我父母对我过于纵容溺爱吧；
• The point I'm making is ( that) modern parents tend to be indulgent to their children.
  我所说的要点是，现代父母往往过分溺爱自己的孩子。
• Few landlords are so indulgent;
  几乎没有房东会这样纵容你；
• I thought it was very indulgent choice.
  你选这首歌是太放纵自己了。
• His indulgent mother was willing to let him do anything he wanted.
  他母亲很溺爱他，任由他想干什么就干什么。
• "even the most indulgent fathers don't give their daughters diamond necklaces to take to school," the inspector said.
  “即使最溺爱孩子的父亲，也不会把钻石项链给他的女儿，让她带到学校里来。”巡官说。
• He is indulgent towards his pupils.
  他对学生很宽容。
• We have been living in a sheltered valley for generations. We have been too comfortable and too indulgent? many, perhaps, too selfish?
  我们在没有忧患的幽谷已生活了几个世代，太舒适太安逸了，不少人或许也太自私了。
• We shouldn't be indulgent towards his mistakes.
  不应该姑息他的错误。
• My grandfather was heavy-handed with my father but very indulgent with us grandchildren.
  祖国的好山河寸土不让。我祖父对我父亲很严厉，却很纵容我们孙辈们。