patient

忍耐強い、気の長い

待つときや困難に直面したとき、怒らずにいられる。

やさしい英語で： Able to wait or deal with difficulties without becoming angry.

• Please be patient.
• She was patient with my questions.
• You need to be patient while the paint dries.

使い方： patient with someone/something (Please be patient with the children.)

類義語： tolerant

反対語： impatient

よく使う表現： be patient, patient with someone, patient teacher, patient waiting

根気強い、粘り強い

必要なだけ長く、丁寧に落ち着いて取り組み続ける。

やさしい英語で： Continuing to work carefully and calmly for as long as necessary.

• The repair required patient work.
• Years of patient research finally brought results.
• Her patient efforts helped the child learn to read.

類義語： persistent, persevering

よく使う表現： patient work, patient research, patient effort

患者

医師などの医療専門家から診療や治療を受ける人や動物。

やさしい英語で： A person or animal receiving care from a doctor or another health professional.

• The doctor examined the patient.
• Several patients waited outside the clinic.
• Our first patient today was a dog with a broken leg.

よく使う表現： hospital patient, treat a patient, patient care

被動者、受け手

言語学で、文が表す動作の影響を受ける人や物。

やさしい英語で： The person or thing affected by an action, as described in the meaning of a sentence.

• In this sentence, the ball is the patient.
• The patient receives the action described by the verb.
• A passive sentence often puts the patient first.

よく使う表現： patient role, agent and patient, grammatical patient