indulgent(形容词):纵容的;放任的;溺爱的(对他人过于宽容,不太严格);也可指(食物/享受)奢侈的、让人尽情享用的。
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/
My parents were indulgent and let me stay up late on weekends.
我父母很纵容我,周末允许我熬夜。
The novel portrays an indulgent aristocrat whose wealth shields him from consequences, until a scandal ruins his reputation.
小说刻画了一位放纵的贵族:财富让他逃避后果,直到丑闻毁掉了他的名声。
来自拉丁语 indulgere,意为“宽容、放任、恩准”,经由法语和中古英语进入现代英语。词根含义围绕“对某人/某事过于宽厚”,因此既可形容对人“纵容”,也可形容对享乐“放纵式地享受”。