| 单词 | indulgence |
| 释义 | indulgence¹ 1.(a pleasure)嗜好；爱好；享受 The car is one of my few indulgences.汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。 For a moment he allowed himself the indulgence of examining his feelings for her.有那么一会儿他允许自己津津有味地咀嚼对她的感情 Smoking was his one indulgence.抽烟是他的一个享受。 2.(kindness)纵容；迁就 The king's indulgence towards his sons angered the business community.国王对儿子们的纵容激怒了商界。 He was brought up with great indulgence.他在极度溺爱中长大。 3.(self-gratification)沉溺；沉迷；放纵 A large, free-standing bath and white towels invite total indulgence.一个独立式大浴缸和几条白毛巾令人不禁放松沉醉。 The car is the ultimate in motoring indulgence.这辆车可以让人拥有极致奢享的驾乘体验。 He demands hard work and no indulgence.他要求勤奋工作, 绝不懈怠。 4.(favour, privilege)特殊照顾；特权 Blair made him his special envoy to the Middle East – an indulgence on Blair's part.布莱尔任命他为中东特使——这是布莱尔对他的特殊照顾。 5.【史】(天主教的)特赦, 豁免 6.【商】延期；延期优惠 7.【史】(Declaration of Indulgence)(英王查理二世和詹姆士二世统治时期给予不从国教者的)信教自由特许 8.to seek sb's indulgenceorto beg sb's indulgence<正式>恳求某人包涵 If my remark was subject to erroneous interpretation, I seek the indulgence of the House.本人言论若有不当, 尚请议院谅囿。 indulgence²【史】(天主教)指定…具有特赦(或豁免)效力 indulgenced prayers特赦祷文 |
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