Word · Frequency #8575
patiently
耐心地；有毅力地
with patience; in a patient manner
- 1.
In a patient manner.
以耐心的方式
以耐心的方式
In use
She waited patiently for her turn at the doctor's office.
The teacher explained the concept patiently to the confused student.
He practiced the piano patiently every day to improve his skills.
patiently + verb
副词修饰动词，表示动作的方式。
She waited patiently for the bus.
她耐心地等公交车。
verb + patiently
He listened patiently to her story.
他耐心地听完了她的故事。
Common mistakes
She listened patient to his story.She listened patiently to his story.
“patient” 是形容词，不能修饰动词 “listened”；应使用副词 “patiently” 修饰动作。
He is patiently.He is patient.
系动词 “is” 后应接形容词作表语，而非副词 “patiently”；“patiently” 用于修饰动词，而不是描述状态。
Connections
Collocations
- wait patiently
- 耐心等待
- Please wait patiently for your turn.请耐心等待轮到您。
- listen patiently
- 耐心倾听
- She listened patiently to his long story.她耐心地听他讲完长长的故事。
- explain patiently
- 耐心解释
- The teacher explained the concept patiently to the students.老师耐心地向学生们解释这个概念。
- answer patiently
- 耐心回答
- He answered all the questions patiently.他耐心地回答了所有问题。
- work patiently
- 耐心工作
- They worked patiently to finish the project on time.他们耐心工作，按时完成了项目。
- sit patiently
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'patient（病人）'，病人需耐心等待，加-ly变副词，意为'耐心地'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、教育环境、工作场合 通常在中性语境下使用，多用于日常交流及正式场合
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ently' and the unstressed suffix pronunciation /əntli/, but they have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ˈpeɪ/ in 'patiently' vs /ˈfriː/ in 'frequently'), so they do not form perfect rhymes. All are common adverbs.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.