n. 耐性,耐心;忍耐,容忍
patience 耐心,忍耐
来自拉丁语pati,忍受,承受,词源同passion,passive.即忍受力,忍耐,耐心。
Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. [Ambrose Bierce, "Devil's Dictionary," 1911]Meaning "constancy in effort" is attested from 1510s. Meaning "card game for one person" is from 1816.