1.(virtue)耐心；耐性
He hasn't got much patience.他没有多少耐心。
He doesn't have the patience to wait.他没有耐性等下去。
2.(capacity)忍耐力
3.<英>(game)单人纸牌戏
4.(permission)容忍；忍耐
5.to try/test sb's patience
(annoy sb)令某人忍无可忍；令某人无法忍受
I feel that she would try the patience of a saint.我觉得就算是圣人都受不了她。
She tested her father's patience with attention-seeking behaviour.她父亲对她故意寻求注意的行为忍无可忍。