patient
['peiʃәnt]
n. 病, 受者

a. 忍耐, 容忍, 耐性, 坚忍

[医] 病, 患者



patient
[ noun ]

1. a person who requires medical care

<noun.person>
the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly

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

<noun.communication>

[ adj ]

1. enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

<adj.all>
a patient smile
was patient with the children
an exact and patient scientist
please be patient

Patient \Pa"tient\, v. t.
To compose, to calm. [Obs.] ``Patient yourself, madam.''
--Shak.


Patient \Pa"tient\, n.
1. One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive
recipient.

Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate
that it often involves the agent and the patient.
--Gov. of
Tongue.

2. A person under medical or surgical treatment; --
correlative to {physician} or {nurse}.

Like a physician, . . . seeing his patient in a
pestilent fever. --Sir P.
Sidney.

{In patient}, a patient who receives lodging and food, as
treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary.

{Out patient}, one who receives advice and medicine, or
treatment, from an infirmary.


Patient \Pa"tient\ (p[=a]"shent), a. [F., fr. L. patiens,
-entis, p. pr. of pati to suffer. Cf. {Pathos}, {Passion}.]
1. Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer
or bear.

Patient of severest toil and hardship. --Bp. Fell.

2. Undergoing pains, trials, or the like, without murmuring
or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against
trouble; long-suffering.

3. Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly
diligent; as, patient endeavor.

Whatever I have done is due to patient thought.
--Sir I.
Newton.

4. Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty;
not overeager; composed.

Not patient to expect the turns of fate. --Prior.

5. Forbearing; long-suffering.

Be patient toward all men. --1 Thess. v.
14.