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im·pa·tience
/(ˌ)ɪmˈpeʃən(t)s/
性急,難耐,焦急,急躁,渴望
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Im·pa·tience
n.
The
quality
of
being
impatient
;
lack
of
endurance
of
pain
,
suffering
,
opposition
,
or
delay
;
eagerness
for
change
,
or
for
something
expected
;
restlessness
;
chafing
of
spirit
;
fretfulness
;
passion
;
as
,
the
impatience
of
a
child
or
an
invalid
.
I
then
, . . .
Out
of
my
grief
and
my
impatience
,
Answered
neglectingly
. --
Shak
.
With
huge
impatience
he
inly
swelt
More
for
great
sorrow
that
he
could
not
pass
,
Than
for
the
burning
torment
which
he
felt
. --
Spenser
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
impatience
n
1:
a
lack
of
patience
;
irritation
with
anything
that
causes
delay
[
syn
:
restlessness
]
2:
a
restless
desire
for
change
and
excitement
3:
a
dislike
of
anything
that
causes
delay
[
ant
:
patience
]
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