| 单词 | permissive |
| 释义 | permissive (once / 11963 pages) adj Being permissive is the opposite of being strict. Permissive parents let their kids stay up later and have more sweets. A permissive person is a little more lenient or loosey-goosey with the rules. A permissive teacher is easier on the students and lets them get away with more. A permissive coach will cut players slack during practices and games. Laws can be permissive too — about drugs, guns, and other things that could be tightly controlled. A permissive society is one with more freedom. When a situation is permissive, there's permission to do more things. WORD FAMILYpermissive: permissively, permissiveness, unpermissive+/impermissible: impermissibility, impermissibly/permissible: impermissible, permissibility, permissibly/permission: permissions/permit: permissible, permission, permissive, permiting, permits, permitted, permitting/unpermissive: unpermissively, unpermissiveness USAGE EXAMPLESThe results of this permissive parenting are catastrophic. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Castro’s direct democracy was parsimonious regarding elections but permissive of shrugs. Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) Team Obama repeatedly urged Congress to pass a new AUMF, but Republicans called the White House draft too restrictive and Democrats found it too permissive. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) 1adj granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive permissive parents Syn|Ant indulgent, lenient, soft tolerant or lenient unpermissive not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline 2adj not preventive Syn|Ant bailable admitting of bail preventative, preventive tending to prevent or hinder blockadingblocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructivepreventing movement deterrenttending to deter frustrating, frustrative, thwartingpreventing realization or attainment of a desire precautional, precautionarytaken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure obviating, preclusivemade impossible pre-emptive, preemptivedesigned or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence prohibitive, prohibitorytending to discourage (especially of prices) protectiveintended or adapted to afford protection of some kind |
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