“忍耐”常见的英文表达有 patience(名词)和 endure(动词),具体使用取决于语境:
含义:指能够忍受困难、痛苦或延迟而不抱怨或失去冷静的能力,强调内心的平静和持久力。
例句:
You need a lot of patience to be a good teacher.(要成为一名好老师,你需要有极大的耐心。)
I'm running out of patience with him.(我对他的耐心快耗尽了。)
含义:侧重于忍受痛苦、困难、不幸等,强调在逆境中坚持下去,通常带有一种较为艰难、需要付出努力的意味。
例句:
She had to endure the pain of losing her child.(她不得不忍受失去孩子的痛苦。)
They endured many hardships during the long journey.(在漫长的旅途中,他们忍受了许多艰难困苦。)