forbearance

IPA/fɔːˈbeərəns/
KK[fɔrbˈɛrəns]IPA/fɔːrˈberəns/

forbearance — 名詞

1. the ability to stay calm, patient, and forgiving when someone has said or done s

1.名詞B2
釋義

容忍；寬容

面對挑釁或困難時的忍耐與寬容

the ability to stay calm, patient, and forgiving when someone has said or done something upsetting, rather than reacting with anger or punishment

例句

Mei-Lin showed great forbearance when her younger brother accidentally broke her ceramic vase.

Mei-Lin 對弟弟不小心打破她的陶瓷花瓶表現出極大的容忍。

show forbearance — collocation

The teacher's forbearance with the disruptive students earned her the respect of the whole school.

那位老師對調皮學生的寬容，贏得了全校師生的尊敬。

forbearance with someone — preposition pattern

常見搭配
  • show forbearance
  • exercise forbearance
  • with forbearance
  • great forbearance
  • forbearance with
  • forbearance toward
同義詞
  • patience

    more common and general; forbearance specifically adds the element of restraint from retaliation

  • tolerance

    can apply to accepting different opinions or behaviors; forbearance is more about enduring difficulty or wrongdoing

  • leniency

    focuses on not punishing harshly; forbearance focuses on inner emotional control

反義詞
  • impatience

    lack of patience or willingness to wait

  • intolerance

    unwillingness to accept others' flaws or mistakes

  • retaliation

    acting out against someone who has wronged you

文法句型

forbearance (with/towards someone)

show/exercise forbearance

用法筆記

Frequently paired with 'patience' in the fixed expression 'patience and forbearance'. Subject is typically a person or group exercising self-restraint toward someone who has caused difficulty.

常見錯誤

I have forbearance for his mistakes.
I show forbearance toward his mistakes.
Forbearance is usually used with verbs like 'show', 'exercise', or 'demonstrate', not 'have'.

2. a formal arrangement in which a lender or authority allows extra time to pay mon

2.名詞C1
釋義

暫緩；寬限

債務或權利暫緩執行的協議

a formal arrangement in which a lender or authority allows extra time to pay money that is owed, or temporarily agrees not to enforce a legal right, without charging a penalty

例句

The bank granted Wei a six-month forbearance on his mortgage payments after he lost his job.

Wei 失業後，銀行給了他六個月的房貸暫緩還款期。

grant forbearance on — finance collocation

Under the forbearance agreement, Nora makes reduced monthly payments for one year.

根據暫緩協議，Nora 在一年內每月償還較低的金額。

forbearance agreement — legal term

常見搭配
  • forbearance on
  • grant forbearance
  • forbearance agreement
  • mortgage forbearance
  • loan forbearance
  • request forbearance
  • forbearance period
同義詞
  • deferment

    specifically a delay in payment; forbearance is broader and can cover rights or obligations

  • grace period

    a set time during which no penalty applies; forbearance is the agreement itself

  • moratorium

    a temporary suspension of activity, often official; forbearance is more specific to debt/rights

反義詞
  • enforcement

    the act of compelling payment or compliance

  • foreclosure

    the legal process of seizing property when a loan is not repaid

文法句型

forbearance on [debt/payment]

grant forbearance

forbearance agreement

用法筆記

In legal and financial contexts, 'forbearance' usually refers to a written agreement with specific terms. Distinguish from 'deferment', which only postpones payment — forbearance may allow reduced payments or temporary suspension.

常見錯誤

I got a forbearance from the bank.
The bank granted me forbearance on my loan.
Forbearance is granted, not 'gotten'; it is typically an uncountable noun in this context.

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