forbearance
/fɔːˈbeərəns/ (bre, ipa) · /fɔːrˈberəns/ (ame, ipa) · /fȯr-ˈber-ən(t)s fər-/ (ame, mw)
forbearance — 名詞
1. the ability to stay calm, patient, and forgiving when someone has said or done s
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
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
Although the customer was rude to him, Omar replied with patience and forbearance.
儘管客人對他態度粗暴，Omar 仍以耐心和容忍回應。
Forbearance in the face of unfair criticism is a mark of true maturity.
面對不公平的批評仍保持容忍，是真正成熟的表現。
Amara asked her colleagues to show forbearance while she adjusted to her new medication.
Amara 請同事在她適應新藥期間多些包容。
- 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
- 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
2. a formal arrangement in which a lender or authority allows extra time to pay mon
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
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
Elena signed a forbearance agreement with the credit union to avoid foreclosure on her home.
Elena 與信用合作社簽署了暫緩協議，以避免房屋被法拍。
Without the lender's forbearance, the small business would have gone bankrupt last quarter.
若不是貸款方的寬限，那家小企業上個季度就破產了。
The landlord offered forbearance on the rent until the Rodriguez family found new work.
房東同意暫緩收租，直到 Rodriguez 一家找到新工作。
- 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
- 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.