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adj. 忍耐的,耐心的
n. 病人,患者  

来源于拉丁语pati(忍受)现在分词patient-(正忍受的)。 

拆分: -pati-忍受 + -ent形容词词尾 ⇒ 正忍受的 ⇒ 正在忍受(病痛)即为病人;能够忍受,即为有耐心的   

例:
adj. 
Be patient, your time will come. 耐心点，你会有机会的！ 
He was always kindly, patient, and considerate. 他一直很和善，有耐性，很体贴人。  
Your patient answer just adds up to refusal. 你的耐心的回答等于拒绝。 
Facing the trouble he is patient. 面对麻烦时他表现得很有耐心。 
He is patient of cold and hunger. 他能忍饥挨冻。  
She was very patient with her pupils. 她对学生很有耐心。 
n. 
The patient was amused at the music. 听到音乐,病人感到快乐。 
The Blacks are patients of mine. 这些黑人是我的病人。