英语词汇“patience”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pa•tience n. [uncountable]

the ability to control one's feelings in spite of misfortune or pain, without complaining:has the patience of Job.
an ability or willingness to suppress feelings of annoyance when faced with delay:The airline said it appreciated our patience in waiting for our flight.
the ability to work quietly and steadily;
diligence.

See -pat-.

pa•tience n.

the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay:to have patience with a slow learner.
quiet, steady perseverance;
even-tempered care;
diligence:to work with patience.
British Terms, Games, British Terms[Cards. Chiefly Brit.]solitaire (def. 1).
Plant BiologyAlso called pa′tience dock′. a European dock, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, whose leaves are often used as a vegetable.
Slang Terms[Obs.]leave;
permission;
sufference.

Latin patientia. See patient, -ence
Old French
Middle English pacience 1175–1225

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged composure, stability, self-possession; submissiveness, sufferance. Patience, endurance, fortitude, stoicism imply qualities of calmness, stability, and persistent courage in trying circumstances. Patience may denote calm, self-possessed, and unrepining bearing of pain, misfortune, annoyance, or delay; or painstaking and untiring industry or (less often) application in the doing of somehing:to bear afflictions with patience.Endurance denotes the ability to bear exertion, hardship, or suffering (without implication of moral qualities required or shown):Running in a marathon requires great endurance.Fortitude implies not only patience but courage and strength of character in the midst of pain, affliction, or hardship:to show fortitude in adversity.Stoicism is calm fortitude, with such repression of emotion as to seem almost like indifference to pleasure or pain:The American Indians were noted for stoicism under torture.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indefatigability, persistence, assiduity.

Pa•tience n.

a female given name.

patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ n

tolerant and even-tempered perseverance
the capacity for calmly enduring pain, trying situations, etc
chiefly Brit any of various card games for one player only, in which the cards may be laid out in various combinations as the player tries to use up the whole pack
US equivalent: solitaire

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin patientia endurance, from patī to suffer

单词	patience
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pa•tience /ˈpeɪʃəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] the ability to control one's feelings in spite of misfortune or pain, without complaining:has the patience of Job. an ability or willingness to suppress feelings of annoyance when faced with delay:The airline said it appreciated our patience in waiting for our flight. the ability to work quietly and steadily; diligence. See -pat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pa•tience (pā′shəns),USA pronunciation n. the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like. an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay:to have patience with a slow learner. quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence:to work with patience. British Terms, Games, British Terms[Cards. Chiefly Brit.]solitaire (def. 1). Plant BiologyAlso called pa′tience dock′. a European dock, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, whose leaves are often used as a vegetable. Slang Terms[Obs.]leave; permission; sufference. Latin patientia. See patient, -ence Old French Middle English pacience 1175–1225 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged composure, stability, self-possession; submissiveness, sufferance. Patience, endurance, fortitude, stoicism imply qualities of calmness, stability, and persistent courage in trying circumstances. Patience may denote calm, self-possessed, and unrepining bearing of pain, misfortune, annoyance, or delay; or painstaking and untiring industry or (less often) application in the doing of somehing:to bear afflictions with patience.Endurance denotes the ability to bear exertion, hardship, or suffering (without implication of moral qualities required or shown):Running in a marathon requires great endurance.Fortitude implies not only patience but courage and strength of character in the midst of pain, affliction, or hardship:to show fortitude in adversity.Stoicism is calm fortitude, with such repression of emotion as to seem almost like indifference to pleasure or pain:The American Indians were noted for stoicism under torture. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indefatigability, persistence, assiduity. Pa•tience (pā′shəns),USA pronunciation n. a female given name. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ n tolerant and even-tempered perseverance the capacity for calmly enduring pain, trying situations, etc chiefly Brit any of various card games for one player only, in which the cards may be laid out in various combinations as the player tries to use up the whole pack US equivalent: solitaire Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin patientia endurance, from patī to suffer
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