| 单词 | permissive |
| 释义 | permissive (pəʳmɪsɪv ) adjective A permissive person, society, or way of behaving allows or tolerates things which other people disapprove of. ...the permissive tolerance of the 1960s. Synonyms: tolerant, liberal, open-minded, indulgent permissiveness uncountable noun ...a culture of permissiveness. Collocations: permissive society Anyway, we are now a permissive society, and should thank our lucky stars. Times, Sunday Times But we don't know what to do, in our permissive society, when people make choices we dislike. Times, Sunday Times The permissive society was beginning to bite back. Times, Sunday Times In that spur-of-the-moment reply she had grasped an important truth about the permissive society. Times, Sunday Times In a year when the legacy of 1968 and the permissive society has been much reviewed and revised, these are perhaps small signs of a wider change. Times, Sunday Times |
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