patient, invalid

名詞 patient:

1. a person who requires medical care
2. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
   同義詞：affected role, patient role

形容詞 patient:

1. enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
2. enduring without protest or complaint

1. A patient throng was waiting in silence.
   一大群人耐心地靜候著。
2. The patient took no nourishment all day until dinner.
   這個(gè)病人晚飯前什么東西都沒吃。
3. Sometimes the patient cried for the pain.
   有時(shí)這個(gè)病人疼得哭起來。
4. The patient is too weak to speak.
   病人太衰弱了，不能說話。
5. The patient finally died from cancer.
   那位病人最終死于癌癥。
6. I think I am quite a patient person.
   我認(rèn)為我是一個(gè)相當(dāng)有耐心的人。

pa.tient

adj.（形容詞）
Bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance with calmness.
忍耐的，能忍受的：平靜地承受或忍受痛苦、困難、挑釁或煩擾的
Marked by or exhibiting calm endurance of pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance.
容忍的，耐苦的：具平靜忍受痛苦、困難、挑釁或煩擾的特征的，或顯示出這一特點(diǎn)的
Tolerant; understanding:
寬容的；理解的：
例句：
an unfailingly patient leader and guide.
一位一向頗具耐心的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者和引路人

Persevering; constant:
堅(jiān)忍的；持續(xù)的：
例句：
With patient industry, she revived the failing business and made it thrive.
她以極大的堅(jiān)忍和辛苦，使走下坡路的事業(yè)重振昔日風(fēng)采

Capable of calmly awaiting an outcome or a result; not hasty or impulsive.
耐心的，不沖動的：能平靜等待后果或結(jié)果的；不急的或不沖動的
Capable of bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance:
有忍耐力的，能忍受痛苦的：能夠忍受痛苦、困難、挑釁或煩擾的：
例句：
.My uncle Toby was a man patient of injuries.(Laurence Sterne)
.我的叔叔托貝是個(gè)能夠忍耐傷害的人.(勞倫斯·斯特內(nèi))

n.（名詞）
One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.
病人：接受醫(yī)療或照顧的人
Archaic One who suffers.
【古語】 受苦受難的人

來源：
Middle English pacient
中古英語 pacient
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin patiôns patient- [present participle of] pato [to endure] * see pô(i)-
源自 拉丁語 patiôns patient- [] pato的現(xiàn)在分詞 [忍受，忍耐] *參見 pô(i)-

【引伸】
pa.tiently
adv.（副詞）