1. U 耐性，忍耐力，耐心　ability to accept delay, annoyance or suffering without complaining
2. U 坚忍，坚持，毅力　ability to persevere with sth

　cultivate ～　培养耐心
　display ～　表现出忍耐力
　keep ～　忍耐
　lose ～　失去耐心
　admirable ～　令人钦佩的坚忍
　endless ～　无尽的耐心
　great ～　极大的耐心
　uncomplaining ～　毫无怨言的忍耐
　unyielding ～　坚忍
　beyond ～　无法忍受
　with ～　耐心地
　～ towards sb　对某人的耐心
　no ～ with sb　对某人毫无耐性

　We haven't the patience to hear such an empty talk.　我们可没耐心去听这种空谈。
　Have patience, my boy!　孩子，要耐心呀！
　The teacher had no patience with the less intelligent pupils.　那位老师对不太聪明的学生没有耐性。
　I wouldn't have the patience to sit mending watches all day.　我可没有整天坐着修理钟表的耐性。

 ♣ be out of patience with
　对…再也不能忍受了　cannot stand
　I was out of patience with his insolence.　我对他的傲慢无礼无法容忍。
 ♣ patience wears thin
　慢慢失去了耐心　lose patience slowly
　Even mother's patience was wearing thin.　甚至连母亲都渐渐变得不耐烦了。
 ♣ the patience of Job
　极大的耐性　very great patience
　His behavior would try the patience of Job.　无论耐性多大的人也无法忍受他的行为。

 ♣ patience, forbearance, fortitude
　这三个词都可指忍受不快或痛苦的能力。patience指在做诸如等候等需要耐心的事情时所表现出的平静和自制力；forbearance指遭受折磨或被激怒时所表现出来的超乎寻常的克制能力；fortitude强调在面对困难或危险、忍受折磨时所表现出来的冷静、胆识或勇气，强调性格的坚毅。

　［同义词］ endurance, perseverance
　［词源］拉丁语patientia