Forbearance is holding yourself back instead of hitting back: patience, a steady temper, and room for someone who has upset you.

Forbearance is holding yourself back instead of hitting backForbearance（寬容、克制）是忍住不還手： patience, a steady temper, and room for someone who has upset you也就是耐心、穩定的脾氣，以及給惹你生氣的人一點空間

It is formal, a little grave — a word for character, not for “wait a second.” A parent shows forbearance when a child is difficult; a friend shows it when you fail them and they do not punish you at once.

It is formal, a little grave這個字很正式，帶點莊重 a word for character, not for “wait a second.”是用來講「性格」的字，不是拿來講「等一下」 A parent shows forbearance when a child is difficult小孩不乖的時候，父母展現forbearance a friend shows it when you fail them and they do not punish you at once你讓朋友失望時，朋友沒有馬上懲罰你，那也是forbearance

In money and law it has a special job: a lender may grant forbearance, meaning they let you delay payment instead of taking the house or calling in the loan. Student-loan forbearance is a phrase adults meet.

In money and law it has a special job在金融和法律上，這個字有特別的用法： a lender may grant forbearance放款人可以給forbearance meaning they let you delay payment instead of taking the house or calling in the loan意思是讓你延後還款，而不是把房子收走或要求馬上還清 Student-loan forbearance is a phrase adults meetStudent-loan forbearance（學貸暫緩繳款）是大人會遇到的說法

Both uses share one idea: you could push now, and you choose not to yet.

Both uses share one idea這兩種用法有一個共同的想法： you could push now你現在其實可以逼一把 and you choose not to yet但你選擇還不要