impatience
gb/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/ us/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
B1
영어
~ 4100
türelmetlenség, alig vár
명사
B1
1
사용 패턴：
[someone]'s impatience with [something/someone]
Her impatience with the slow service was obvious.
Jól látszott a türelmetlensége a lassú kiszolgálás miatt.
The children’s impatience grew as they waited for the show to start.
A gyerekek türelmetlensége egyre nőtt, ahogy várták az előadás kezdetét.
He tried to hide his impatience during the long meeting.
Impatience can lead to poor decisions when driving.
There was a sense of impatience in the crowd before the concert began.
학습자용 예문
I felt impatience when the bus was late.
Türelmetlenséget éreztem, amikor késett a busz.
His impatience made him leave early.
A türelmetlensége miatt korán elment.
She showed impatience while waiting for the food.
The students had impatience before the test started.
He had impatience because the line was long.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'impatience' with 'impatient', which is the adjective form.
뜻
Annoyance at having to wait
연어
show impatience
|hide impatience
|express impatience
|impatience grows
|impatience with delays
유의어
restlessness (Focuses more on the inability to stay still rather than annoyance.)
|
irritation (Highlights the annoyance aspect, not necessarily linked to waiting.)
반의어
patience (The ability to accept delays without becoming upset.)
주제
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
정의
The feeling of being annoyed or unhappy because you have to wait.
A feeling of irritation or restlessness caused by having to wait longer than desired or by delays.
명사
B1
2
alig vár
A2
사용 패턴：
[someone]'s impatience to [do something]
Her impatience to open the gift was clear.
Jól látszott rajta, hogy alig várja, hogy kibonthassa az ajándékot.
He showed impatience to speak before it was his turn.
Látszott rajta a türelmetlenség, hogy még azelőtt megszólaljon, hogy rá került volna a sor.
The team's impatience for results led them to take shortcuts.
Impatience to start the project made them rush the planning stage.
His impatience for change drove him into politics.
학습자용 예문
I saw her impatience to start the game.
Láttam rajta, hogy alig várja, hogy elkezdődjön a játék.
He had impatience to go home.
Alig várta, hogy hazamehessen.
They showed impatience to eat the cake.
My impatience to travel is very strong.
She had impatience to tell me the news.
자주 하는 실수：
Some learners confuse this sense with excitement, but impatience often has a slightly negative tone of not wanting to wait.
뜻
Eagerness to act without delay
연어
impatience to begin
|impatience for change
|impatience to leave
유의어
eagerness (Positive connotation of enthusiasm, not necessarily negative like 'impatience'.)
|
urgency (Focuses more on the necessity or importance rather than emotional restlessness.)
반의어
calmness (A relaxed state without hurry.)
주제
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
정의
A strong feeling of wanting to do something right now.
A strong desire to do something immediately, without wanting to wait.
문법
기본형
impatience
IPA
GB/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
US/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
음절 및 강세
im - pa - tience （3음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pa)
활용형
Noun
- Base: impatience
- Plural: impatience
관련 단어
Related words
impatiently
adverb B1
patiently
adverb B1
표현
lose patience
1/lˈuz pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Stop being calm after waiting
To become angry because you waited too long or something is hard.
예문
- I lost patience after waiting for an hour.
- I lost patience after waiting in line for an hour.
- She lost patience with her noisy neighbors.
out of patience
1/ˈaʊt əv pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
No longer able to wait calmly
Not able to stay calm anymore because you waited too long or something is difficult.
예문
- I'm out of patience with this computer.
- I am out of patience with this computer.
- He was out of patience after repeating himself five times.
- She was out of patience after repeating herself three times.
try someone's patience
1/tɹˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Test someone's ability to stay calm
To make someone almost lose their calm because you take too long or cause problems.
예문
- The constant delays are trying my patience.
- The delays were really trying my patience.
- Her bad behavior really tries my teacher's patience.
- His constant interruptions tried her patience.