patience

patience — noun

1. a calm way of dealing with delays, difficult work, or trouble without getting an

1.名詞B2
釋義

a calm way of dealing with delays, difficult work, or trouble without getting annoyed

例句

Mina showed patience while her son tied his school shoes.

collocation: show patience

After three slow buses, Carlos finally lost patience at the stop.

phrase: lose patience

同義詞
  • tolerance

    often stresses accepting people or situations you do not like

  • perseverance

    focuses more on continuing until a task is finished

  • self-control

    is broader and includes controlling many kinds of feelings or impulses

反義詞
  • impatience

    the feeling of becoming annoyed because something is slow

  • irritability

    suggests being easily annoyed, not calmly enduring

文法句型

have patience

show patience with someone

lose patience with someone

with patience

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and common after verbs such as 'have', 'show', and 'lose'. Follow it with 'with' for the person or thing causing delay or trouble, and distinguish it from the adjective 'patient' in 'be patient'.

常見錯誤

❌You need be patience with small children.
✅You need patience with small children.' / 'You need to be patient with small children.
💡'patience' is a noun, but 'patient' is the adjective.
❌She waited with patient.
✅She waited with patience.
💡After 'with', use the noun 'patience', not the adjective 'patient'.

2. a one-player card game where you arrange the cards alone by fixed rules

2.名詞
釋義

a one-player card game where you arrange the cards alone by fixed rules

例句

On rainy Sundays, Uncle Ray played patience by the kitchen window.

pattern: play patience

During the train ride, Emma set out a quick game of patience.

pattern: a game of patience

同義詞
  • solitaire

    the usual name in American English

  • card solitaire

    a descriptive label used when distinguishing it from other card games

文法句型

play patience

a game of patience

patience game

用法筆記

Usually singular and mainly British English. American English more often uses 'solitaire' for this kind of one-player card game.