patient

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a person who requires medical care (Freq. 73)
- the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly
• Hypernyms:
case, sick person, diseased person, sufferer
• Hyponyms:
alexic, analysand, arthritic, hypertensive, hypochondriac,
hypotensive, index case, inpatient, inmate, outpatient, vaccinee
• Member Holonyms:
doctor-patient relation, nurse-patient relation
2. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
• Syn:
affected role, patient role
• Hypernyms:
semantic role, participant role

II - adjective

enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance (Freq. 3)
- a patient smile
- was patient with the children
- an exact and patient scientist
- please be patient
• Ant:
impatient
• Similar to:
diligent, persevering, enduring, long-suffering, forbearing,
longanimous, tolerant, patient of, unhurried
• See Also:
tolerant, uncomplaining
• Derivationally related forms:
patience

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  affected role, patient role