indulgence的意思是：沉溺、放纵、纵容、嗜好、爱好、享受、宽容、包涵。
牛津词典：noun[U] (usually disapproving) 沉溺；放纵；纵容 the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing sb to have or do whatever they want to lead a life of indulgence.过着放纵的生活。
Avoid excessive indulgence in sweets and canned drinks.避免食用过多的甜食和罐装饮料。There is no limit to the indulgence he shows to his grandchildren.他无度地溺爱娇惯孙子孙女。
[C] 嗜好；爱好；享受 something that you allow yourself to have even though it is not essential.The holiday was an extravagant indulgence.那个假期是一次奢侈的享受。see also self-indulgence at self-indulgent.
[U] (formal) 宽容；包涵 willingness to ignore the weaknesses in sb/sth同义词： patience.They begged the audience's indulgence.他们恳求观众包涵。
indulgence的双语例句如下：
1、Just as rust eats away iron, indulgence in bourgeois ways of life may eat away one's revolutionary will. 正如铁锈会腐蚀铁一样，沉溺资产阶级生活方式会消磨掉一个人的革命意志。
2、For a moment he allowed himself the indulgence of examining his feelings for her 有那么一会儿他让自己沉下心来仔细分析一下对她的感情。
3、But unlike the modern definition of Epicureanism as a life of indulgence and luxury, for the ancient Greeks, it meant finding a state of calm, peace and mental ease. 但是不同于现代将伊壁鸠鲁学说定乂为放纵和享乐主义，对于古希腊人来说，伊壁鸠鲁学说意味着寻找种宁静、平和以及精神放松的状态。