patience/ˋpeʃəns; ˈpeIʃ$ns/n [U]1 the ability to stay calm and not get angry when you are waiting for something or doing something difficult [ impatience ] 耐心﹐忍耐力: I don’t have the patience to be a teacher. 我没有当老师的耐心。+with She's got no patience with children. 她对小孩子没耐心。I finally lost my patience and shouted at her. 我终于失去了耐性﹐对她大声嚷嚷。He was running out of patience . 他正渐渐失去耐性。2 BrE a game of cards played by one person [ solitaire AmE 【美】]【英】单人纸牌游戏