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

• Being driven beyond the limits of forbearance, Chinese frontier troops fought back in self defense.
  在忍无可忍的情况下，中国边防部队进行了自卫反击。
• 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。
• Let us exercise forbearance and firmness.
  让我们运用我们的克制态度和坚定信念。
• The second principle is forbearance.
  第二个原则是克制力。
• Patience is synonymous with forbearance and longsuffering.
  忍耐也就是自制和能吃苦的意思。
• The ability to face and overcome opposition brings the inner qualities of strength and forbearance.
  能力面对和克服反对带来力量和忍耐的内在质量。
• They have loan forgiveness options, they have better deferment and forbearance options as well.
  联邦贷款拥有贷款宽恕选项，以及更优惠的延期和延缓还款选项。
• He thanked his employees for the forbearance they had shown during the company's difficult times.
  他感谢员工们在公司困难时期所表现出来的宽容。
• Us forbearance will not last forever.
  美国的忍耐不会永远持续下去。
• 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。