patient

patient, invalid

名词 patient:

1. a person who requires medical care
2. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
   同义词：affected role, patient role

形容词 patient:

1. enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
2. enduring without protest or complaint

1. A patient throng was waiting in silence.
   一大群人耐心地静候着。
2. The patient took no nourishment all day until dinner.
   这个病人晚饭前什么东西都没吃。
3. Sometimes the patient cried for the pain.
   有时这个病人疼得哭起来。
4. The patient is too weak to speak.
   病人太衰弱了，不能说话。
5. The patient finally died from cancer.
   那位病人最终死于癌症。
6. I think I am quite a patient person.
   我认为我是一个相当有耐心的人。

pa.tient

adj.（形容词）
Bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance with calmness.
忍耐的，能忍受的：平静地承受或忍受痛苦、困难、挑衅或烦扰的
Marked by or exhibiting calm endurance of pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance.
容忍的，耐苦的：具平静忍受痛苦、困难、挑衅或烦扰的特征的，或显示出这一特点的
Tolerant; understanding:
宽容的；理解的：
例句：
an unfailingly patient leader and guide.
一位一向颇具耐心的领导者和引路人

Persevering; constant:
坚忍的；持续的：
例句：
With patient industry, she revived the failing business and made it thrive.
她以极大的坚忍和辛苦，使走下坡路的事业重振昔日风采

Capable of calmly awaiting an outcome or a result; not hasty or impulsive.
耐心的，不冲动的：能平静等待后果或结果的；不急的或不冲动的
Capable of bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance:
有忍耐力的，能忍受痛苦的：能够忍受痛苦、困难、挑衅或烦扰的：
例句：
.My uncle Toby was a man patient of injuries.(Laurence Sterne)
.我的叔叔托贝是个能够忍耐伤害的人.(劳伦斯·斯特内)

n.（名词）
One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.
病人：接受医疗或照顾的人
Archaic One who suffers.
【古语】 受苦受难的人

来源：
Middle English pacient
中古英语 pacient
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin patiôns patient- [present participle of] pato [to endure] * see pô(i)-
源自 拉丁语 patiôns patient- [] pato的现在分词 [忍受，忍耐] *参见 pô(i)-

【引伸】
pa.tiently
adv.（副词）