Definition of patience in English:

patience

noun ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nsˈpeɪʃəns

mass noun

1The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
忍耐，容忍；耐心；耐性
you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the rubbish
如果你有耐心仔细筛选这些垃圾货的话是能够发现一些便宜货的。
I have run out of patience with her
Example sentencesExamples
- Sometimes this fact requires great patience on the part of people.
- Our local general practitioners have shown great patience and understanding when treating my son for minor ailments.
- But his patience paid off, in the end, as it always did.
- In my experience foreigners have no patience with this sort of thinking.
- Each novel rewards the reader's patience, but in unexpected ways.
- Without their knowledge - and infinite patience - this story would not have happened.
- Eventually her patience paid off, and she was hired on as a professor.
- They are a point back and had to exercise extreme patience against their visitors.
- For the remaining failures, I can only ask a reader's patience and forgiveness.
- He demonstrated extraordinary patience as he posed for photographs and autographed all sorts of items.
- His tribulations at a sport at which he previously naturally excelled would have tried the patience of a saint.
- He is a decent hitter, has great patience at the plate and is defensively solid.
- He has good patience at the plate for someone so inexperienced.
- I was beginning to lose the little patience that I had left.
- "Just spit it out, " I commanded, feeling my patience grow thin.
- My fingers played with my pulled up brown hair as my patience wore thin.
- Do you really want to put your patience to the limit?
- His first season here, though, would have tested the patience of a saint.
- I made a third phone call a few days later, but their patience with me was obviously running out.
- Sometimes, to make a point, you have to stretch their patience to the limit.
Synonyms
forbearance, tolerance, restraint, self-restraint, resignation, stoicism, fortitude, sufferance, endurance
calmness, composure, even temper, even-temperedness, equanimity, equilibrium, serenity, tranquillity, imperturbability, unexcitability, understanding, indulgence, lenience, kindness, consideration
rare longanimity, inexcitability
perseverance, persistence, endurance, tenacity, diligence, assiduity, application, staying power, indefatigability, doggedness, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, obstinacy, insistence, singleness of purpose, purposefulness, pertinacity
2British Any of various forms of card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one's cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences.
〈主英〉单人纸牌戏
Also called solitaire
Example sentencesExamples
- One sister has already nabbed the food and cards, and is sitting playing patience.

Phrases

lose patience (or lose one's patience)

Become unable to keep one's temper.
发脾气
even Laurence finally lost patience with him
即使是劳伦斯最后也对他发了脾气。
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, it seems the courts are losing their patience.
- I was imperturbable at work, never losing my patience or raising my voice.
- Or have you simply lost your patience and want to move to a liquid-crystal display monitor right away?
- Gareth was slowly losing his patience and temper as he tried to get them to block each other's blows.
- Just keep a cool head and don't lose your patience or your temper.
- The meeting was delayed for about 30 minutes, until some alumni lost their patience.
- I really am losing my patience with the whole thing.
- Rhea was close to losing her patience and her temper.
- We were attacked many times, but never lost our patience or belief in the peace process.
- Okay, so you lost your patience, had him and lost him.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- 'suffering', from the verb pati.

Hospital patients have to have patience, and they sometimes suffer, so it is not surprising that the Latin word pati ‘to suffer’ is the root of both patience and patient (Middle English). People have maintained that patience is a virtue since the 14th century, though a Latin equivalent is recorded much earlier. As a card game patience dates from the early 19th century—the earlier name, still used in the USA, is solitaire (see sole).

Rhymes

impatience

Definition of patience in US English:

patience

nounˈpāSHənsˈpeɪʃəns

1The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
忍耐，容忍；耐心；耐性
you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross
如果你有耐心仔细筛选这些垃圾货的话是能够发现一些便宜货的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Our local general practitioners have shown great patience and understanding when treating my son for minor ailments.
- In my experience foreigners have no patience with this sort of thinking.
- Each novel rewards the reader's patience, but in unexpected ways.
- Without their knowledge - and infinite patience - this story would not have happened.
- "Just spit it out, " I commanded, feeling my patience grow thin.
- Eventually her patience paid off, and she was hired on as a professor.
- Sometimes this fact requires great patience on the part of people.
- For the remaining failures, I can only ask a reader's patience and forgiveness.
- He has good patience at the plate for someone so inexperienced.
- His first season here, though, would have tested the patience of a saint.
- I made a third phone call a few days later, but their patience with me was obviously running out.
- Do you really want to put your patience to the limit?
- But his patience paid off, in the end, as it always did.
- Sometimes, to make a point, you have to stretch their patience to the limit.
- My fingers played with my pulled up brown hair as my patience wore thin.
- He demonstrated extraordinary patience as he posed for photographs and autographed all sorts of items.
- He is a decent hitter, has great patience at the plate and is defensively solid.
- I was beginning to lose the little patience that I had left.
- His tribulations at a sport at which he previously naturally excelled would have tried the patience of a saint.
- They are a point back and had to exercise extreme patience against their visitors.
Synonyms
forbearance, tolerance, restraint, self-restraint, resignation, stoicism, fortitude, sufferance, endurance
perseverance, persistence, endurance, tenacity, diligence, assiduity, application, staying power, indefatigability, doggedness, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, obstinacy, insistence, singleness of purpose, purposefulness, pertinacity
2British Any of various forms of card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one's cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences; solitaire.
〈主英〉单人纸牌戏
Example sentencesExamples
- One sister has already nabbed the food and cards, and is sitting playing patience.

Phrases

lose patience (or lose one's patience)

Become unable to keep one's temper.
发脾气
even Lawrence finally lost patience with him
即使是劳伦斯最后也对他发了脾气。
Example sentencesExamples
- The meeting was delayed for about 30 minutes, until some alumni lost their patience.
- Unfortunately, it seems the courts are losing their patience.
- Just keep a cool head and don't lose your patience or your temper.
- Gareth was slowly losing his patience and temper as he tried to get them to block each other's blows.
- I really am losing my patience with the whole thing.
- Or have you simply lost your patience and want to move to a liquid-crystal display monitor right away?
- Okay, so you lost your patience, had him and lost him.
- Rhea was close to losing her patience and her temper.
- We were attacked many times, but never lost our patience or belief in the peace process.
- I was imperturbable at work, never losing my patience or raising my voice.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.

词汇	patience
释义	Definition of patience in English: patience noun ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nsˈpeɪʃəns mass noun 1The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. 忍耐，容忍；耐心；耐性 you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the rubbish 如果你有耐心仔细筛选这些垃圾货的话是能够发现一些便宜货的。 I have run out of patience with her Example sentencesExamples Sometimes this fact requires great patience on the part of people. Our local general practitioners have shown great patience and understanding when treating my son for minor ailments. But his patience paid off, in the end, as it always did. In my experience foreigners have no patience with this sort of thinking. Each novel rewards the reader's patience, but in unexpected ways. Without their knowledge - and infinite patience - this story would not have happened. Eventually her patience paid off, and she was hired on as a professor. They are a point back and had to exercise extreme patience against their visitors. For the remaining failures, I can only ask a reader's patience and forgiveness. He demonstrated extraordinary patience as he posed for photographs and autographed all sorts of items. His tribulations at a sport at which he previously naturally excelled would have tried the patience of a saint. He is a decent hitter, has great patience at the plate and is defensively solid. He has good patience at the plate for someone so inexperienced. I was beginning to lose the little patience that I had left. "Just spit it out, " I commanded, feeling my patience grow thin. My fingers played with my pulled up brown hair as my patience wore thin. Do you really want to put your patience to the limit? His first season here, though, would have tested the patience of a saint. I made a third phone call a few days later, but their patience with me was obviously running out. Sometimes, to make a point, you have to stretch their patience to the limit. Synonyms forbearance, tolerance, restraint, self-restraint, resignation, stoicism, fortitude, sufferance, endurance calmness, composure, even temper, even-temperedness, equanimity, equilibrium, serenity, tranquillity, imperturbability, unexcitability, understanding, indulgence, lenience, kindness, consideration rare longanimity, inexcitability perseverance, persistence, endurance, tenacity, diligence, assiduity, application, staying power, indefatigability, doggedness, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, obstinacy, insistence, singleness of purpose, purposefulness, pertinacity 2British Any of various forms of card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one's cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences. 〈主英〉单人纸牌戏 Also called solitaire Example sentencesExamples One sister has already nabbed the food and cards, and is sitting playing patience. Phrases lose patience (or lose one's patience) Become unable to keep one's temper. 发脾气 even Laurence finally lost patience with him 即使是劳伦斯最后也对他发了脾气。 Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, it seems the courts are losing their patience. I was imperturbable at work, never losing my patience or raising my voice. Or have you simply lost your patience and want to move to a liquid-crystal display monitor right away? Gareth was slowly losing his patience and temper as he tried to get them to block each other's blows. Just keep a cool head and don't lose your patience or your temper. The meeting was delayed for about 30 minutes, until some alumni lost their patience. I really am losing my patience with the whole thing. Rhea was close to losing her patience and her temper. We were attacked many times, but never lost our patience or belief in the peace process. Okay, so you lost your patience, had him and lost him. Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- 'suffering', from the verb pati. Hospital patients have to have patience, and they sometimes suffer, so it is not surprising that the Latin word pati ‘to suffer’ is the root of both patience and patient (Middle English). People have maintained that patience is a virtue since the 14th century, though a Latin equivalent is recorded much earlier. As a card game patience dates from the early 19th century—the earlier name, still used in the USA, is solitaire (see sole). Rhymes impatience noun.1 phr. Definition of patience in US English: patience nounˈpāSHənsˈpeɪʃəns 1The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. 忍耐，容忍；耐心；耐性 you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross 如果你有耐心仔细筛选这些垃圾货的话是能够发现一些便宜货的。 Example sentencesExamples Our local general practitioners have shown great patience and understanding when treating my son for minor ailments. In my experience foreigners have no patience with this sort of thinking. Each novel rewards the reader's patience, but in unexpected ways. Without their knowledge - and infinite patience - this story would not have happened. "Just spit it out, " I commanded, feeling my patience grow thin. Eventually her patience paid off, and she was hired on as a professor. Sometimes this fact requires great patience on the part of people. For the remaining failures, I can only ask a reader's patience and forgiveness. He has good patience at the plate for someone so inexperienced. His first season here, though, would have tested the patience of a saint. I made a third phone call a few days later, but their patience with me was obviously running out. Do you really want to put your patience to the limit? But his patience paid off, in the end, as it always did. Sometimes, to make a point, you have to stretch their patience to the limit. My fingers played with my pulled up brown hair as my patience wore thin. He demonstrated extraordinary patience as he posed for photographs and autographed all sorts of items. He is a decent hitter, has great patience at the plate and is defensively solid. I was beginning to lose the little patience that I had left. His tribulations at a sport at which he previously naturally excelled would have tried the patience of a saint. They are a point back and had to exercise extreme patience against their visitors. Synonyms forbearance, tolerance, restraint, self-restraint, resignation, stoicism, fortitude, sufferance, endurance perseverance, persistence, endurance, tenacity, diligence, assiduity, application, staying power, indefatigability, doggedness, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, obstinacy, insistence, singleness of purpose, purposefulness, pertinacity 2British Any of various forms of card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one's cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences; solitaire. 〈主英〉单人纸牌戏 Example sentencesExamples One sister has already nabbed the food and cards, and is sitting playing patience. Phrases lose patience (or lose one's patience) Become unable to keep one's temper. 发脾气 even Lawrence finally lost patience with him 即使是劳伦斯最后也对他发了脾气。 Example sentencesExamples The meeting was delayed for about 30 minutes, until some alumni lost their patience. Unfortunately, it seems the courts are losing their patience. Just keep a cool head and don't lose your patience or your temper. Gareth was slowly losing his patience and temper as he tried to get them to block each other's blows. I really am losing my patience with the whole thing. Or have you simply lost your patience and want to move to a liquid-crystal display monitor right away? Okay, so you lost your patience, had him and lost him. Rhea was close to losing her patience and her temper. We were attacked many times, but never lost our patience or belief in the peace process. I was imperturbable at work, never losing my patience or raising my voice. Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati. noun.1 phr.
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