"forbear" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 忍耐
• 剋制

Definition

控制自己不去做某事，通常是出於自我剋制或對他人的體諒而忍耐。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬正式、文學性用語，常見於法律或古典語境。常以 'forbear from (做某事)' 出現。別與 'forebear'（祖先）混淆。日常會話中很少用。

Examples

Please forbear from making noise in the library.

請**剋制**在圖書館製造噪音。

He tried to forbear from laughing during the speech.

他盡力**忍住**在演講時笑出來。

She could not forbear from speaking her mind.

她無法**剋制**自己表達想法。

Though he was angry, he managed to forbear any harsh words.

雖然很生氣，他還是**忍住**沒有說重話。

If you can forbear, things will probably calm down.

如果你能**忍耐**，事情或許會平靜下來。

They could hardly forbear from bursting into applause at the end.

他們幾乎無法**剋制**自己在最後鼓掌。