enabler

noun

UK/ɪˈneɪ.bləʳ/
US/ɪˈneɪ.blɚ/

Definitions of enabler noun

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    Something or someone that makes a particular outcome or action possible.

    促成因素;推助者

    • The internet is an enabler that has made remote work possible.

      互联网是一个使远程工作成为可能的促成者。

    • Good education is an enabler of upward social mobility.

      良好的教育是向上社会流动的促成者。

    • Technological advancements are a major enabler of innovation.

      技术进步是创新的主要促成者。

  2. Countable(可数名词)psychology(心理学)specialized(专业)

    A person who enables or allows another to behave in a self-destructive manner, especially by not interfering or confronting them.

    纵容者

    • Family members can sometimes be enablers to drug abusers because they are unwilling to acknowledge there is a problem.

      家庭成员有时会成为吸毒者的纵容者,因为他们不愿意承认问题的存在。

    • Friends are often enablers of bad habits.

      朋友常常是坏习惯的纵容者。

    • He realized that being overprotective of his children had made him an enabler to their lack of independence.

      他意识到过度保护孩子使他成为他们缺乏独立性的纵容者。