patients
patients — noun
- patientssingular
- patientsesplural
1. a person under the care of a doctor, nurse, or hospital because they are sick, i
a person under the care of a doctor, nurse, or hospital because they are sick, injured, or need a medical check-up.
Dr. Kwame saw thirty patients in his clinic before lunchtime yesterday.
number + patients: thirty patients
The elderly patient thanked the nurse who stayed by her bedside all night.
patient + nurse + bedside care
The hospital asks new patients to fill out a form with their medical history.
After the surgery, the patient needed to stay in bed for a full week.
Doctors at the rural clinic treat patients from more than twenty nearby villages.
- sick person
more general, less medical in tone
- case
used by medical professionals to refer to a specific patient's condition
- outpatient
a specific type of patient who does not stay overnight in the hospital
- doctor
the medical professional who treats the patient
- healthy person
someone who does not need medical treatment
文法句型
possessive + patient(s)
number + patient(s)
adjective + patient(s)
用法筆記
Patient is a countable noun — you can say one patient or many patients. It is very common in hospital and clinic settings. The plural form patients is used when talking about a doctor's caseload or a hospital's overall population.
常見錯誤
patients — adjective
- patientspositive
- more patientscomparative
- most patientssuperlative
1. able to stay calm and not become annoyed when you have to wait for a long time,
able to stay calm and not become annoyed when you have to wait for a long time, deal with a difficult person or situation, or keep working toward a goal despite problems.
Tara was very patient with her younger brother while teaching him to tie his shoes.
patient + with + person
Good language learners are patient enough to practise a little every single day.
patient + enough + to-infinitive
The teacher stayed patient even when the children asked the same question many times.
Rafael remained patient through the entire visa application process at the embassy.
Being a patient parent means listening calmly when your child is upset about something.
- tolerant
focuses on accepting others' beliefs or behavior without criticism, not just waiting
- forbearing
more formal; suggests deliberate restraint from reacting angrily
- long-suffering
implies enduring hardship or mistreatment over a long period
- impatient
unable to wait calmly; easily annoyed by delay or difficulty
文法句型
patient + with + person/thing
patient + enough + to-infinitive
patient + about + noun/gerund
remain/stay + patient
用法筆記
Often used in the pattern patient with + [person/thing] to show who or what tests one's patience. Frequently appears after remain, stay, or be. The noun patience and adverb patiently are related forms that follow the same meaning pattern.