英语词汇“permissive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

permissive

/pəˈmɪsɪv

adjective

1Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behaviour: a permissive parent the permissive society of the 60s and 70s...

We seem to be living in a much more permissive society than our parents and grandparents did.
We live in a society today far more permissive than the one my parents grew up in.
Two men, you might argue, played a much greater part in creating the permissive, liberal society, and neither of them were baby boomers.

Synonyms

liberal, broad-minded, open-minded, non-restrictive, free, free and easy, easy-going, live-and-let-live, latitudinarian, laissez-faire, libertarian, unprescriptive, unrestricted, tolerant, forbearing, indulgent, lenient;

overindulgent, lax, soft

2 Law Allowed but not obligatory; optional: the Hague Convention was permissive, not mandatory...

The legislation is permissive, not mandatory.
It is, however, to be noted that the power under s.14 is permissive and discretionary.
The courts have held that, where the applicable legislation is permissive, an employer's right to take a contribution holiday will be determined by the provisions of the Plan.

2.1Denoting a path available for public use by the landowner’s consent, not as a legal right of way: using permissive footpaths, you can visit meadows on both the banks of the river...

The complete route is along public rights of way, permissive paths and in an open access area.
After a day of gentle climbs there is the need to get back up the top of Cawthorne Bank which is done via a nice permissive path up through woods.
Ignore the first gate but go through the second and follow a permissive path which leads straight along the river bank.

3 Biology Allowing a biological or biochemical process to occur: the mutants grow well at the permissive temperature...

Incubation was at permissive temperatures for 3 days.
Cells were grown at a permissive temperature to midlog phase and then shifted to restrictive temperature.
Cells incubated at the permissive temperature demonstrated the typical ‘hill and valley’ appearance.

Derivatives

permissively

/pəˈmɪsɪvli

/ adverb ...

The technology has numerous other uses, significantly reducing the distribution costs of public domain and permissively shared art and speech.
A permissively raised ‘me’ generation that was brought up to think only of itself is bringing back the rule book now that it has children of its own.
If powers are precisely rather than permissively formulated, procedures to render visible occasions of use are constructed.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense 'tolerated, allowed'): from Old French, or from medieval Latin permissivus, from permiss- 'allowed', from the verb permittere (see permit¹).

单词	permissive
释义	permissive /pəˈmɪsɪv / adjective 1Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behaviour: a permissive parent the permissive society of the 60s and 70s... We seem to be living in a much more permissive society than our parents and grandparents did. We live in a society today far more permissive than the one my parents grew up in. Two men, you might argue, played a much greater part in creating the permissive, liberal society, and neither of them were baby boomers. Synonyms liberal, broad-minded, open-minded, non-restrictive, free, free and easy, easy-going, live-and-let-live, latitudinarian, laissez-faire, libertarian, unprescriptive, unrestricted, tolerant, forbearing, indulgent, lenient; overindulgent, lax, soft 2 Law Allowed but not obligatory; optional: the Hague Convention was permissive, not mandatory... The legislation is permissive, not mandatory. It is, however, to be noted that the power under s.14 is permissive and discretionary. The courts have held that, where the applicable legislation is permissive, an employer's right to take a contribution holiday will be determined by the provisions of the Plan. 2.1Denoting a path available for public use by the landowner’s consent, not as a legal right of way: using permissive footpaths, you can visit meadows on both the banks of the river... The complete route is along public rights of way, permissive paths and in an open access area. After a day of gentle climbs there is the need to get back up the top of Cawthorne Bank which is done via a nice permissive path up through woods. Ignore the first gate but go through the second and follow a permissive path which leads straight along the river bank. 3 Biology Allowing a biological or biochemical process to occur: the mutants grow well at the permissive temperature... Incubation was at permissive temperatures for 3 days. Cells were grown at a permissive temperature to midlog phase and then shifted to restrictive temperature. Cells incubated at the permissive temperature demonstrated the typical ‘hill and valley’ appearance. Derivatives permissively /pəˈmɪsɪvli / adverb ... The technology has numerous other uses, significantly reducing the distribution costs of public domain and permissively shared art and speech. A permissively raised ‘me’ generation that was brought up to think only of itself is bringing back the rule book now that it has children of its own. If powers are precisely rather than permissively formulated, procedures to render visible occasions of use are constructed. Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'tolerated, allowed'): from Old French, or from medieval Latin permissivus, from permiss- 'allowed', from the verb permittere (see permit¹). Rhymes missive, omissive, submissive
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permissive

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permissively

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