forbearance

🇬🇧 UK/fɒ:'bєәrәns/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Patient self-control and tolerance when provoked; the act of refraining from enforcing a right or obligation

忍耐,克制,宽容;(法律)延缓执行

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The principal demonstrated forbearance by not immediately suspending the student despite serious misconduct.

  • 2.

    Historical documents show that many early settlers lacked forbearance for cultural differences in the colonies.

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