ermissive
adj[usu attrib 通常作定语]
(often derog 常作贬义)
(a) allowing great freedomof behaviour, esp to children or in sexual matters 纵容的, 放任的(尤指对儿童或性关系)
a permissive upbringing 放任的教养
permissive parents 纵容子女的父母.
(b) showing this freedom 显示纵容或放任的(尤指对儿童或性关系)
permissive attitudes, behaviour 放任的态度、 行为
the permissive society, ie the one resulting from social changes that began in the 1960s, with eg greater freedom of sexual behaviour, lessening of censorship, etc 放任的社会(60年代社会变化的产物, 如性解放、 放宽审查尺度等).
That sounds like a good idea. I have a few friends I could ring to see if they're free.
听起来是个好主意。我可以打电话给我的几个朋友看看他们是否有空。
No matter what happens, she often said, keep on beginning.
无论发生什么事,"她常说,不断从头开始。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.