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Permissive Adj Pə(:)'Misiv A.过分纵容的 英 过分纵容的(Deficien T Firmness

单词 permissive
音标 [pə(:)'misiv]
解释 a.过分纵容的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 过分纵容的(deficien t in firmness; indulgent)
【记】 来自permiss(允许), per(全部)+miss(放 开)→全部放开→允许
字源 permissive (adj.)
c.1600, "allowing to pass through," from Old French permissif, from Latin permiss-, past participle stem of permittere "to let go, let pass, let loose" (see permit (v.)). In sense of "tolerant, liberal" it is first recorded 1956; by 1966 it had definite overtones of sexual freedom. Earlier it meant "permitted, allowed" (early 15c.). Related: Permissively; permissiveness.
不择手段背单词 adj. (对男女关系)过分纵容的 = indulgent
【记】permiss允许, ive过分-纵容的
【参】permission(n 许可; 允许)
趣味全助记 【记】permit + sive

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