Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #384
patient
耐心的；能忍耐的
willing to wait calmly or endure hardship without getting angry or upset
- 1.
Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
愿意在必要时等待；等待时不发脾气。
- 2.
Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
坚持不懈地追求或努力；有恒心；冷静勤奋。
- 3.
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
能忍耐艰难处境而保持冷静的
坚持不懈的；有毅力的；愿意在必要时等待；等待时不发脾气。；坚持不懈地追求或努力；有恒心；冷静勤奋。；能忍耐艰难处境而保持冷静的；忍耐的
In use
A good teacher must be patient with her students.
He remained patient even after waiting for over an hour.
She was patient enough to listen to all my problems.
a patient smile
was patient with the children
an exact and patient scientist
please be patient
be patient with sb/sth
You need to be patient with the children.
你需要对孩子们有耐心。
Connections
Collocations
- be patient with
- 对……有耐心
- Please be patient with me while I explain the problem.请对我有耐心，让我解释这个问题。
- stay patient
- 保持耐心
- Even when things go wrong, try to stay patient.即使出了问题，也要尽量保持耐心。
- patient listener
- 耐心的倾听者
- She is a patient listener who never interrupts.她是一个耐心的倾听者，从不打断别人。
- patient explanation
- 耐心的解释
- The teacher gave a patient explanation of the rule.老师对这个规则作了耐心的解释。
- patient effort
- 坚持不懈的努力
- Learning a language requires patient effort over many years.学一门语言需要多年坚持不懈的努力。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：病人（patient）住院需要耐心等待康复，所以 patient 作形容词表示“耐心的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、教育场景、职场沟通 该词为中性常用表达，没有明显的正式或非正式限制；通常用于描述人在等待或面对困难时保持冷静、不急躁的态度，在日常口语和书面语中都较常见。
Grammar Note
通常用于形容人，后接介词with
Pronunciation & Spelling
patient /ˈpeɪʃənt/ 以 /ʃənt/ 结尾。impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ 与它押韵；efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ 和 sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/ 重音不同，ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ 在 /ʃ/ 前多一个 /n/，quotient /ˈkwoʊʃənt/ 的元音不同。patent /ˈpætənt/ 只是拼写像，读音差别很大。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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