随着会议远远超出预定时间,她日益增长的不耐烦情绪显而易见。

随着会议远远超出预定时间,她日益增长的不耐烦情绪显而易见。

Her growing impatience was palpable as the meeting dragged on far beyond its scheduled time.

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Her growing impatience was palpable as the meeting dragged on far beyond its scheduled time.

impatience 是由前缀 im-(表示"不、非")和名词 patience(耐心)组成的复合词,字面意思是"缺乏耐心"。 palpable 来自拉丁语词根 palp-(触摸),加上形容词后缀 -able(能够...的),原意是"可触摸的",引申为"明显的、可感知的"。

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