indulgence
英 [?n'd?ld?(?)ns]
美[?n'd?ld??ns]
- n. 嗜好；放縱；縱容；沉溺
英英釋意
- 1. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
- 2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone;
- "too much indulgence spoils a child"
- 3. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- 4. foolish or senseless behavior
- 5. the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution;
- "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"