0 allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them -- 遷就的;縱容的;寛容的
indulgent relatives 待人寬厚的親戚
an indulgent smile 寬容的微笑
He had been a strict father but was indulgent to/towards his grandchildren. 他曾是個嚴厲的父親,但對孫子孫女卻很嬌慣。
It would have felt rather indulgent, in the end, to do it that way.
At the same time, his indulgent tone does not betray a strongly negative reaction to their self-identification.
Furthermore, the guilds frequently criticized the authorities on the grounds that their policy towards illicit artisan work and their practice of control was too indulgent.
The life he designed for his workmen was not an indulgent one.
The count is indulgent, as it computes, by definition, the minimal number of missing and wrong links.
While current neurolinguistic discussion is often indulgent and without discipline, this handbook offers evidence that there is, nonetheless, important, ongoing scientific activity in the field.
His audience on this occasion, however, was not so credulous or indulgent.