Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #26207
indulgently
/ɪnˈdʌldʒəntlɪ/
adverb
放纵地；纵容地
核心释义
in an indulgent manner
- 1.
纵容地。
In an indulgent manner.
纵容地。；放纵地；纵容地
用法In use
She smiled indulgently at her children's silly jokes.
用法提示：副词smiled后置修饰，表示纵容/溺爱的态度。
He indulgently allowed his dog to sleep on the sofa.
用法提示：副词位于动词前，表示宽容放任的行为。
"Of course you can have another cookie," Grandma said indulgently.
用法提示：副词修饰said，表示宠爱的语气。
verb + indulgently
这是方式副词修饰动词的常见结构；indulgently 表示以宽容或纵容的态度做出该动作。
He smiled indulgently.
他宽容地笑了笑。
be + indulgently + past participle
在被动结构中，indulgently 放在过去分词前，强调动作是以宽容、不加追究的方式执行的。
Her mistakes were indulgently forgiven.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smile indulgently
- 宽容地微笑
- She smiled indulgently at her grandson.她宽容地对孙子笑了笑。
- shake one's head indulgently
- 纵容地摇头
- He shook his head indulgently as the children begged for more candy.孩子们央求再要一些糖果时，他纵容地摇了摇头。
- look at someone indulgently
- 纵容地看着某人
- The grandmother looked at the little girl indulgently.祖母纵容地看着那个小女孩。
- listen indulgently
- 宽容地倾听
- Her father listened indulgently to her complaints about school.父亲宽容地倾听她抱怨学校的事。
- treat someone indulgently
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：由 indulge（放纵）加 -ly 而来，想象某人放纵地大口吃甜点的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学作品、日常对话 该词为中性语域，通常用于书面或叙事描写，也可在口语中听到，多指以宽容或宠溺的态度对待他人。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 indulgently 真正押韵的常见词。所列词均为拼写相似（都以 -gently 结尾），读音并不相同：urgently, diligently, intelligently, pungently 虽与 indulgently 一样以 /dʒəntli/ 结尾，但重音所在音节不同（indulgently 重读 /ˈdʌl-/），故不押韵；gently 读 /ˈdʒentli/，第一个音节为重读，且元音为 /e/，极易误读。请勿按拼写类推发音。
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