indulgence
/ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/noun
1
- mass noun the action or fact of indulging沉湎, 沉迷, 沉醉：
indulgence in self-pity.
沉醉于自哀自怜。
1.1
- the state or attitude of being indulgent or tolerant纵容, 迁就, 娇惯, 放任：
she regarded his affairs with a casual, slightly amused indulgence.
她不太在意且有点好玩似地看待他的艳事。
1.2
- count noun a thing that is indulged in; a luxury嗜好; 乐趣：
Claire collects shoe - it is her indulgence.
克莱尔收集鞋子——这是她的嗜好。
2
- chiefly historical (in the Roman Catholic Church) a grant by the Pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages.〈主史〉（罗马天主教用语）免罪罚, 赎罪券, 赦罪符（由罗马教皇颁赐, 可免去解罪之后仍须在炼狱中承受的暂罚; 出售赎罪券者无限制卖出此券, 成为中世纪晚期的一种普遍的腐败现象）。
3
- an extension of the time in which a bill or debt has to be paid付款延期, 偿债延期。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin indulgentia, from the verb indulgere （see INDULGE）.