having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone 纵容的,娇惯的,溺爱的 indulgent parents. 溺爱的父母。 ■self-indulgent 放纵自己的;自我陶醉的 a slightly adolescent, indulgent account of a love affair. 有点属于青春期的,对恋爱自我陶醉的描述。
派生 indulgently adverb 语源
early 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin indulgent- 'giving free rein to', from the verb indulgere