permissive

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/pəˈmɪsɪv/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.
形容词 adj.
  1. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
    — For neither Man nor Angel can discern / Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks / Invisible, except to God alone, / By his permissive will, through Heaven and Earth;
  2. Open to the public by permission of the landowner.
    — Many permissive paths work well and have done for a significant amount of time, enhancing or connecting our network of public footpaths, byways and bridleways, however unevenly distributed.
  3. That allows the replication of viruses.

词形变化

more permissive comparative most permissive superlative permissives plural

词源

词源 1
From French permissif.
词源 2
From French permissif.
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