something or someone that makes it possible for a particular thing to happen or be done

Information technology is an enabler, but not the whole solution. 信息技术使解决问题成为可能，却不是问题的解决办法。

someone who allows or makes it possible for another person to behave in a way that damages that person

He accepts his responsibility as the enabler of many of his wife's problems. 他承认自己纵容了妻子出现的很多问题，应该为此负责。