im·pa·tience /(ˌ)ɪmˈpeʃən(t)s/
性急,難耐,焦急,急躁,渴望
Im·pa·tience n. The quality of being impatient; lack of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid.
I then, . . .
Out of my grief and my impatience,
Answered neglectingly. --Shak.
With huge impatience he inly swelt
More for great sorrow that he could not pass,
Than for the burning torment which he felt. --Spenser.
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impatience
n 1: a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes
delay [syn: restlessness]
2: a restless desire for change and excitement
3: a dislike of anything that causes delay [ant: patience]