/pə'mɪsɪv; pɚ`mɪsɪv/
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] (often derog 常作贬义)
(a) allowing great freedomof behaviour, esp to children or in sexual matters 纵容的, 放任的（尤指对儿童或性关系）
*a permissive upbringing 放任的教养
* permissive parents 纵容子女的父母.
(b) showing this freedom 显示纵容或放任的（尤指对儿童或性关系）
*permissive attitudes, behaviour 放任的态度、行为
* the permissive society, ie the one resulting from social changes that began in the 1960s, with eg greater freedom of sexual behaviour, lessening of censorship, etc 放任的社会（60年代社会变化的产物, 如性解放、放宽审查尺度等）.

adj
not strict, and allowing behaviour that many other people would disapprove of
　parents who are too permissive
　a permissive society
>permissivenessn[U]
　permissiveness in education