self-indulgence
noun [ S or U ] usually disapproving uk/ˌself.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/ us/ˌself.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
自我放纵
the act of allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy
Rarely have I seen two people work together so effortlessly and with so little self-indulgence. 我很少看到两个人如此毫不费力地合作,而且很少自我放纵。
Why should they be made to feel guilty for a little self-indulgence? 为什么要让他们为一点自我放纵而感到内疚?
See: self-indulgent
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- There is still a curious assumption that having a child is the ultimate self-indulgence.
- The Roman poet Livy wrote that greed and self-indulgence led Romans to dangerous excesses.
- It can become difficult to draw the line between what is best for the pet, and what is pure self-indulgence.