忍耐

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

にんたい【忍耐】

〔耐え忍ぶこと〕patience；〔耐久力〕endurance；〔ねばり強さ〕perseverance

忍耐する be patient ((with, about))；persevere ((at, in, with))；〔我慢する〕put up with

私の忍耐にも限度がきた
My patience is quite worn out.／I have exhausted my patience.／《口》 I can't take it anymore.

それをやり遂げるには非常な忍耐が必要だ
It takes a lot of perseverance to accomplish it.

これ以上待つ忍耐は持ち合わせていない
「It is beyond my endurance [I can't bear] to wait a moment longer.

忍耐強い人だ
He is a man of great patience.／He is very patient [persevering].

忍耐強く勉強を続けた
He 「persevered in [《口》 stuck to] his studies.

忍耐力

〔がまん強さ〕fortitude；〔持久力〕staying power；〔耐え忍ぶ力〕patience

無類の忍耐力で
by the exercise of unparalleled fortitude

この仕事で彼は非常な忍耐力を発揮した
〔持久力〕He showed exceptional perseverance in this work.／〔辛抱強さ〕He did this work with great patience.

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