忍得住、不上火
同樣是「撐得住」，只是壓力從「時間太慢」換成「有人在煩你」。要撐住的不再是等待，而是那股要冒出來的火氣。
tolerance · noun · B2
The ability to stay calm and not get angry when people or things annoy or upset you.
耐性／容忍
核心畫面
Picture someone standing in a long, slow line, or sitting with the same difficult puzzle for an hour. Nothing is moving, and the pull to sigh, push, complain or walk away is right there — but they stay, and they stay without the inside going hot. That capacity to hold still under a slow or thing can be held as the picture inside 'patience'. It is counted like a supply you carry: it can run low, run out, or be worn thin by other people.
可以想成一個人排在一條慢得要命的隊伍裡，或是對著同一道難題坐了一個小時。事情沒在動，想嘆氣、想插隊、想抱怨、想走人的…更多收起
可以想成一個人排在一條慢得要命的隊伍裡，或是對著同一道難題坐了一個小時。事情沒在動，想嘆氣、想插隊、想抱怨、想走人的衝動就在旁邊——但他留下來了，而且留下來的時候心裡沒有燒起來。patience 的畫面比較像這份「在又慢又煩的事情底下還撐得住」的能力。英文還把它當成隨身帶著的存量在算：會變少、會用完，也會被別人一點一點磨薄。From the word’s history
From Old French 'pacience' and Latin 'patientia' = 'the quality of suffering or enduring', an abstract noun from 'patientem', present participle of 'pati' = 'to endure, undergo, experience'. The card-game sense is recorded from 1816.
拉丁文的 pati 是「承受、經歷」，patientia 就是「能承受的那種特質」。所以這個字骨子裡不是「安靜」或「溫和」，而是「撐得住」——重點在承受的那段過程，不在態度好不好看。順帶一提，跟它同源的還有 patient（病人，本來就是「承受病痛的人」）和 passive，一起記會更清楚。單人紙牌那個用法則是 1816 年才被記錄下來的。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'patience'
From the picture
單人紙牌遊戲
這個遊戲乾脆拿那份「慢慢排、慢慢等牌翻出來」的感覺當自己的名字：一個人坐著，把牌一張一張理順，急也沒用。
solitaire card game · noun · B2
A card game that one person plays alone.
單人紙牌遊戲（接龍）
Also in this word
ability to wait · noun · B2
The ability to keep waiting or keep doing something for a long time without getting angry or worried.
耐心
be patient! (said) · noun · B2
A word you say to tell someone to wait calmly and not hurry.
耐心點／別急
原始詞典資料4 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。
Patiencename/ˈpeɪʃəns/
- 1
A female given name from English.
- Meg had named it Patience. "But why?" he had exclaimed, not liking the name at all. "Patience is my favourite virtue," she had replied, "and we can call her Patty for short."
- 2
A surname.
patiencenoun/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
- 1
The quality of being patient.
- Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.
- I appreciate the patience with which you've explained it.
- 2
Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
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。