forbearance

fɒ:'bєәrәns

GRE

n. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

n. 节制, 自制, 忍耐
[法] 债务偿还期的延展, 忍耐, 宽容

22,490

BNC 频率

22,860

使用频率

forbearance 由前缀 for- 和词根 bear 及后缀 -ance 组成。前缀 for- 表示“放弃、避免”，bear 意为“忍受”，-ance 表示“状态或性质”。结合起来可以理解为“忍耐的状态”。

例句

1. The teacher showed forbearance when the student struggled with the difficult material.

当学生在困难的材料上遇到困难时，老师表现出了宽容。

2. He asked forbearance from his friends as he worked through his personal issues.

他请求朋友们的宽容，因为他正在处理个人问题。

3. Forbearance is important in maintaining good relationships with others.

宽容在维持良好的与他人的关系中是很重要的。