名詞 forbearance:

1. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
   同義詞：patience, longanimity
2. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

1. Characterized by nobility and forbearance in thought or behavior; magnanimous.
   高尚的在思想或行為上以高貴和克制為特征的; 寬宏大量的
2. The fact that boy is allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable christian forbearance among men.
   總之容許(總是調(diào)皮搗蛋的)男孩子生存的這一事實(shí)，就是在成人之間存有顯著的基督教式克制的明證。
3. I have shown enough forbearance toward him.
   我已經(jīng)對(duì)他很有耐心了。
4. He exercises forbearance in dealing with people.
   他寬以待人。

for.bear.ance

n.（名詞）
The act of forbearing.
抑制：克制的行為
Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.See Synonyms at patience
克制：面對(duì)挑釁時(shí)的忍耐和克制；耐心參見(jiàn) patience
The quality of being forbearing.
容忍：容忍的性質(zhì)
Law The act of a creditor who refrains from enforcing a debt when it falls due.
【法律】 債務(wù)償還期的延展：借債人無(wú)法按期還債時(shí)債權(quán)人延長(zhǎng)債期的行為