Question

65. pati, pass [L]=

Accepted Answer

to suffer or endure；feeling 承受，忍受；感受
大家可能想不到，patient 与passion 居然是同根生的。词根pati 是个拉丁动词，pass 是它的
过去分词passus 的词干。pati 的基本意思是to suffer 或endure，指精神上，感情上的“承
受”或“忍受”。因此，动名词词干pass 有feeling（感受）的意思。

patient [pati=to endure 忍受；-ent a.=-ing 的……→]Ⅰa. enduring calmly without complaining
忍耐的，容忍的：Be patient with the pupils.对小学生要耐心。→Ⅱn. one under medical care
病人：Do be patient since you are a patient here.作为病人住院，既来之则安之。

▽patienthood [patient n.;-hood n.] n.患病（状态）
patientless [patient n.;-less a.] a.无病人的

patience [pati=to endure 忍受；-ence n.=the ability 表能力→“the ability of enduring 忍受的能
力”→] n. the ability of controlling one's feelings 忍耐，耐心：Mother has endless patience with
us.妈妈对我们极有耐心。

▽impatience [im-;patience] n.不耐烦；焦急，焦躁

compatible [com-=together 共同；pati=to endure 容忍；-(i) ble a.=able to 能……的→“able to
suffer together 能共同忍受的→] a.① capable of living together in peace 能和睦相处的：Cats
and birds are seldom compatible.猫和鸟难得和睦相处。② (a computer, etc) able to work with
another system（计算机等）兼容的：compatible colour TV system 兼容制彩电系统

▽compatibility [compat(ble);-ibility n.] n.兼容性；相容，适合

passion [pass=to suffer 承受；-ion n.=the result 表行为结果→“the result of suffering of one's
mind 精神上承受压抑的结果”→] n.① strongfeeling 激情：Sometimes his passions get the
better of him.有时他激情难抑。② strong fondness 酷爱：passion for music 酷爱音乐

▽passional [passion;-al a.] a.激情的，热情的
passionate [passion;-ate a.] a.热情的；热恋的

passive [pass=to endure 忍受；-ive a.=tending to 倾向……的→“tending to suffer 倾向于忍受
住的”→] a. not acting much;inactive 被动的；消极的：passive resistance 消极抵抗

▽passivism [passiv(e);-ism n.] n.被动（性）；消极主义
passivity [passiv(e);-ity n.] n.被动（性）；消极状态

compassion [com-=together 共同；pass=to suffer 承受；-ion n.=the act 表行为→“the act of
suffering together 共同承受”→] n. feeling of sympathy for others' misfortune 同情，怜悯：to
show compassion on the unfor-tunate 怜悯不幸者

▽compassionate [compassion;-ate a.] a.有同情心的，同情的

passible [pass=to suffer 承受；-ible a.=easy 易……的→“easy to suffer in mind 精神易受影响的”
→] a. easy to be moved 易感动的：She is too passible to be a lawyer.她心肠太软，不能当律师。

▽impassible [im-;passible] a.无动于衷的；不感苦痛的

dispassionate [dis-=not 无；passion n.激情；-ate a.=having 有……的→“not having passion 无
激情的”→] a. free from passion;without personal feeling 不动感情的；冷静的：He described the
accident in a dispas-sionate way.他不带感情地描述事故的过程。

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