self-indulgence

英 [ˌself ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

美 [ˌself ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

n.  自我放纵;自我纵容

复数：self-indulgences　

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 自我放纵;自我纵容
  Self-indulgenceis the act of allowing yourself to have or do the things that you enjoy very much.
  1. He prayed to be saved from self-indulgence...
     他祈祷自己能从自我放纵中摆脱出来。
  2. Going to the movies in the afternoon is one of my big self-indulgences.
     下午去看电影是我尽情放纵自己的一种方式。

英英释义

noun

• excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
  1. the intemperance of their language
  Synonym:intemperanceintemperateness
• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
  Synonym:indulgence

双语例句

• He was an angry, embittered, rich man, with no philosophy of life beyond self-indulgence.
  他是一个怒气冲冲、心怀怨恨的有钱人，除了自我放纵外没有任何生活信念。
• It is both fortunate and dangerous for an artist to live in a time when art has almost developed to a state of crazy self-enhancement and self-indulgence.
  当今的艺术近乎进入到一种疯狂的自我放大和自我放任的状态，这既是作为艺术家的幸运，也是一种危险。
• It erodes self-awareness and self-restraint, and fosters self-indulgence.
  它降低了自知之明，消磨了自制力，让人变得放纵。
• Celebrations can smack of complacency, laziness, extravagance and self-indulgence.
  庆祝可能带有自满、懒散、挥霍和自我放纵的意味。
• Then landscape becomes the whereabouts there he could release his self-indulgence and retain his original meditation.
  反映到山水诗，山水成为其释放纵诞天性、保持宿心之所在。
• That is neither self-indulgence nor a conjurer's trick; it is a clause you must obey in order to make a happy marriage.
  这不是任性也不是耍小把戏；而是为了让婚姻幸福你必须遵循的条款。
• Such a tactic would be futile rather like the daughters of Danaus trying to fill a sieve and could only encourage greater self-indulgence.
  这种办法是徒劳无益的，就像丹尼亚斯（danaus）的女儿们试图用筛子打水一样，只可能进一步助长自我放纵。
• You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
  因为你们洗净杯盘的外面，里面却盛满了勒索和放荡。
• The seven deadly sins are about earthly self-indulgence and narcissism.
  该七宗罪约俗世自我放纵和自恋。
• Temptations to self-indulgence should be resisted.
  对于放纵自己的种种诱惑皆应抵制。