forbearance

英 [fɔːˈbeərəns]

美 [fɔːrˈberəns]

n.  宽容

GRE法律

BNC.22490 / COCA.22860

牛津词典

noun

• 宽容
  the quality of being patient and sympathetic towards other people, especially when they have done sth wrong

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 忍耐;克制
  If you say that someone has shownforbearance, you admire them for behaving in a calm and sensible way about something that they have a right to be very upset or angry about.
  1. All the Greenpeace people behaved with impressive forbearance and dignity.
     所有绿色和平组织人士表现出了超乎寻常的克制和大度。

英英释义

noun

• a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  1. his forbearance to reply was alarming
• good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
  Synonym:patiencelonganimity

双语例句

• There is too much torment, renunciation, and anxiety in this love for it to be anything but infinite forbearance.
  这爱中有太多的折磨、太多的自制、与太多的焦虑，除了无穷无尽的忍耐，这些就成了它的一切。
• Attention, forbearance, patience with Darcy, was injury to Wickham.
  要知道，对达西殷勤，宽容，忍耐，就等于伤害韦翰。
• The "right way" includes teamwork and forbearance.
  所说的正确方式包括团队精神和忍耐。
• There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
  克服也有个限度，超过了限度就不再是美德。
• Avenging Wrath no longer causes Forbearance, damage increase reduced to20%, now increases healing done by20%.
  复仇之怒（小翅膀）不再触发自律，提高的的伤害降低到20%，但现在额外增加了20%的治疗加成。
• Let us exercise forbearance and firmness.
  让我们运用我们的克制态度和坚定信念。
• Even this forbearance has led to a great deal of trouble, as Boush can attest.
  然而，即使是对魔法如此严令禁止，也给他们带来了很多麻烦，这一点鲍什深有体会。
• Patience is synonymous with forbearance and longsuffering.
  忍耐也就是自制和能吃苦的意思。
• I learned forbearance, nobility of the character, and a steady temper.
  从我的外婆，我学到了忍辱负重，高尚的人格，平和的脾气。
• Elinor wished that the same forbearance could have extended towards herself.
  埃利诺希望他们对她自己也能持以同样的克制态度。