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A long-suffering person puts up with trouble, delay, or other people's ways, and does not blow up. The word is almost always about a person, and it often comes before a noun: his long-suffering wife, their long-suffering teacher, the long-suffering neighbours. There is often a small smile in it — a little sympathy, sometimes a little joke.
A long-suffering person一個 long-suffering 的人 puts up with忍受 trouble麻煩、delay拖延、or other people's annoying ways或別人惱人的習性,and does not blow up而且不爆發。The word這個詞 is almost always about a person幾乎總是在講人,and it而它 often常 comes before a noun放在名詞前面:his long-suffering wife他長期隱忍的太太、their long-suffering teacher他們長期隱忍的老師、the long-suffering neighbours長期隱忍的鄰居們。in it這裡面 There is often常帶著 a small smile一絲微笑——a little sympathy一點心疼,sometimes a little joke有時一點玩笑
It does not usually mean the person is terribly ill or in deep tragic pain, though the pieces of the word can make it look that way. It means they have been patient for a long time while someone else is messy, late, loud, or difficult.
It它 does not usually mean通常不是說 the person這個人 is terribly ill病得很重 or in deep tragic pain或處在深沉悲慘的痛苦裡,though雖然 the pieces of the word這個詞的零件 can make it look that way會讓它看起來像那樣。It means它是說 they他們 for a long time長時間 have been patient一直很有耐心,while someone else而另一個人 is messy, late, loud, or difficult又亂、又遲到、又吵、又難搞
Stories and newspapers are fond of it, and they lean on a few set pictures (the partner at home, the teacher of a wild class). Said kindly, it praises patience. Said with a raised , it can gently make fun of how much that person has to bear.
Stories and newspapers故事和報紙 are fond of it很愛用它,and they而它們 lean on倚靠 a few set pictures幾個固定的畫面(the partner at home家裡的另一半、the teacher of a wild class帶著失控班級的老師)。Said kindly好心地說時,it它 praises patience是在稱讚耐性。Said with a raised eyebrow挑著眉說時,it它 can gently make fun of可以輕輕取笑 that person那個人 has to bear得承受 how much的有多少
組成long (for a great stretch of time) + suffering (bearing trouble or pain).
同家族的字
- sufferthe verb in the second half: to put up with pain, trouble, or other people
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
long-sufferingadj
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Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
- His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
- The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
long-sufferingnoun
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Long endurance or patience.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。