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

• 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。
• 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。
• So there were not only voluntary religious behaviors such as land donation and legacy giving, but also soul transaction, such as peddling indulgences and saints 'remains.
  我们看到有土地捐献、遗产捐赠这类信徒自觉自愿宗教行为，还有教会兜售赎罪券、贩卖圣徒遗物这类买卖灵魂的行为。
• The car is one of my few indulgences.
  汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。
• Christians are to be taught that they buying of indulgences is a matter of free choice, not commanded.
  基督徒都可以教他们购买奢侈品是自愿选择而不是指挥。
• One, as with indulgences, is to assuage guilt.
  其一，就像纵欲一般，是为了减轻罪恶。
• 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。
• 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。
• You'll be happy to have this collection of sweet indulgences on your kitchen shelf& and your guests will be overjoyed, too.
  你会很乐意在您的厨房架子，和你的客人喜出望外这将是甜蜜的放纵的收集，太。
• Mrs Pennington allowed herself small indulgences.
  彭宁顿太太让自己消受一些小小嗜好。