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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is however, a limit a which forbearance cease to be a virtue.
  无论如何，克制有个极限，超过了极限就不再是美德。
• 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。
• We've always taken an attitude of forbearance.
  我们一向采取克制态度。
• It pursued a policy of deliberate forbearance.
  该机构奉行的是一种刻意宽容的政策。
• Us forbearance will not last forever.
  美国的忍耐不会永远持续下去。
• Patience is synonymous with forbearance and longsuffering.
  忍耐也就是自制和能吃苦的意思。