permissive /pəˈmɪsɪv/

• 1. 

  ADJ A permissive person, society, or way of behaving allows or tolerates things that other people disapprove of. 宽容的; 放任的

  例：

  The call for law and order replaced the "permissive tolerance" of the 1960s.

  对法治的呼吁取代了20世纪60年代的“姑息忍让”。

• 2. 

  permissiveness N-UNCOUNT 宽容; 放任

  例：

  Permissiveness and democracy go together.

  宽容和民主并存。