indulgences

英 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənsɪz]

美 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənsəz]

n.  沉溺; 放纵; 纵容; 嗜好; 爱好; 享受; 宽容; 包涵
indulgence的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 纵容;迁就
  Indulgencemeans treating someone with special kindness, often when it is not a good thing.
  1. The king's indulgence towards his sons angered the business community...
     国王对儿子们的纵容令商界恼火。
  2. For a moment he allowed himself the indulgence of examining his feelings for her...
     有那么一会儿他让自己沉下心来仔细分析一下对她的感情。
  3. The car is one of my few indulgences.
     汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。

双语例句

• This could be made available by the pope through indulgences, by which the soul was "let-off" a certain period in purgatory.
  教皇可以通过免罪罚来支取，这样灵魂在炼狱里获救了一段时间。
• After the many indulgences over the holiday period, it can leave you feeling a little out of shape.
  在节假日“堕落”过一番后，你可能不幸地发现自己身材走形了。
• All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I have to get down to some serious hard work.
  周末的娱乐和放纵结束了，我得认真着手一些艰苦的工作。
• When women can't afford pricier indulgences, Lauder mused, lipstick offers a cheaper compromise.
  兰黛发现，当女性囊中羞涩的时候，口红便成为相对便宜的好东西。
• Indulgences were normally conditional on venerating a relic, performing some religious practice, or making a gift.
  免罪罚通常以崇拜圣物、从事一些宗教活动或施舍钱物为条件。
• With dedicated rooms for wine, work-outs and watching films these days, it was only a matter of time before one of those other great indulgences in life-shoes-also commanded bespoke accommodation.
  如今随着专用酒室、健身室和电影室的出现，人们在生活中沉湎的其它爱好之一鞋子也必将拥有单独住宿，这只是个时间问题。
• This in turn leads to more mistrust and unrest at the club as the constant revolution of indulgences and whims continues.
  这依次导致了俱乐部内部更多的不信任和不安，于是持续的放任和反复无常继续着。
• Just as Luther criticised indulgences, critics of offsetting argue that the ability to buy retrospective forgiveness for sins of emission is no substitute for not sinning in the first place.
  正如路德对纵欲的批评一样，环保主义者指出，允许可以通过金钱就买到对自己排放之过的宽恕，并不代表没有罪的产生。
• People have to be held accountable for their indulgences or there is no justice.
  大家应该对自己的放纵负责任，否则就不公平！
• A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences.
  中世纪靠卖印有罗马教皇图象的纸来收集钱财的牧师、传教士。