patience
noun/ˈpeɪʃns/
[uncountable]Слово англійською: patience
Переклад patience українською: терпі́ння
Детальний опис
- patience (with somebody/something) the ability to stay calm and accept a delay or something annoying without complaining
- She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views.
- People have lost patience with (= have become annoyed about) the slow pace of reform.
- I have run out of patience with her.
- My patience is wearing thin (= I do not have much patience left).
- Teaching children with special needs requires patience and understanding.
- the ability to spend a lot of time doing something difficult that needs a lot of attention and effort
- It takes time and patience to photograph wildlife.
- I don't have the patience to do jigsaw puzzles.
- Our patience was finally rewarded and we got the band's autographs.
- (British English) (North American English solitaire)a card game for only one player
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.
Idioms
the patience of Job
- the quality of being extremely patient and not complaining
- You need the patience of Job to deal with some of our customers.
try somebody’s patience
- to make somebody feel impatient
- His stubbornness would try the patience of a saint.