c. 1600, "allowing to pass through," from Old French permissif, from Latin permiss-, past participle stem of permittere "to let go, let pass, let loose" (see permit (v.)). In sense of "tolerant, liberal" it is first recorded 1956; by 1966 it had definite overtones of sexual freedom. Earlier it meant "permitted, allowed" (early 15c.). Related: Permissively; permissiveness.
雙語例句
1. Single parents are more likely to be permissive.
單親家庭的父母更容易放任自己的孩子。
來自辭典例句
2. First, about 50,000 " old " pesticides had been registered under permissive pre - 1972 safety and testing requirements.
第一, 大約5萬種 “ 舊的 ” 殺蟲劑按照1972年以前容許的可靠性和檢查要求進行了注冊.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 環(huán)境法 - 環(huán)境法
3. These cells exhibited the glycopetide pattern characteristic of transformed cells when grown at the permissive temperature.
這些細(xì)胞在許可的溫度下生長時,具有轉(zhuǎn)化細(xì)胞所特有的糖肽圖譜.
來自辭典例句
4. The climate was permissive, supportive, and approving of mind control experimentation.
風(fēng)氣是許可的, 支持的, 以及贊成精神控制實驗的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Direct priMary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive.