- (usually disapproving)
tending to allow somebody to have or do whatever they want 纵容的；放纵的 indulgent parents 纵容子女的父母 an indulgent smile 迁就的微笑 Mothers tend to be less indulgent towards daughters. 母亲对女儿往往不那么宽容。 She was usually very indulgent with him. 她通常对他非常宽容。
willing or too willing to ignore the weaknesses in somebody/something 宽容的；过于宽厚的 to take an indulgent view of something 宽宏大量地看待某事
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin indulgent- ‘giving free rein to’, from the verb indulgere.