单词 | impatience |
释义 | impatience impatience /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/ noun [U] C2 the feeling of being annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait: » "I've shown you how to do this before," she said, unable to disguise her impatience.» There's a growing impatience among the electorate with the old two-party system.Thesaurus+: ↑Anger and displeasureC2 the feeling of wanting something to happen as soon as possible: » [+ to infinitive] He was already half an hour late, which explains his impatience to leave.Thesaurus+: ↑Wanting things , ↑Hoping and hopefulnessWord Builder:–Nouns: patience, impatience, patient–Adjectives: patient, impatient–Adverbs: patiently, impatiently |
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