词组 | indulgent |
释义 | indulgent When indulgent is used with a preposition, it may be in, of, to or with: • It is true, again, that "wealth" has become far more indulgent in its treatment of intellectuals —Irving Howe, Partisan Rev., January-February 1954 • ... is so indulgent in its enumerations of irrelevant detail —N.Y. Times Book Rev., 24 Dec. 1978 • ... more appreciative of his success, more indulgent of his short-comings —Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun, 1860 • Is his library board indulgent of his absences? — Nancy R. McAdams, Library Jour., 1 Dec. 1966 • ... would perhaps be more indulgent to my vivacity —Matthew Arnold, Preface to Essays in Criticism, First Series, 1865 • ... are indulgent to the cruelties of Russia —Raymond Aron, Encounter, January 1955 • He is, therefore, often cynical or gently indulgent with the wonder and admiration of the common man for scientific predictions —Stephen C. Pepper, World Hypotheses, 1942 • The fans could afford to be indulgent with the antics of Moose —Boy's Life, February 1953 |
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