patience
UK/'aʊtpeɪʃ(ə)nt/US/'peiʃәns/
TOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
The ability to stay calm while waiting or facing difficulty, without getting annoyed
耐心，忍耐
词根拆分
词根派生pati（忍耐）+ -ence（状态）= “忍耐的状态”。形容词 patient 背后的名词——平静承受等待或艰难的品质。
词根 path 还连着 58 个词常用搭配
- 1.lose patience失去耐心
- 2.run out of patience耐心耗尽
- 3.test someone's patience考验某人的耐心
- 4.have patience有耐心
例句
- 1.
Learning a language takes a lot of patience.
学一门语言需要很大的耐心。
- 2.
My patience finally ran out.
我的耐心终于耗尽了。
- 3.
He waited with the patience of a saint.
他以圣人般的耐心等待着。