fore-,在前。be, 存在。-ar, 后缀，人。即先辈，祖先。

fore-在forehead前额、forearm前臂和before等中都有出现，多用来指时间和空间上的前，与希腊拉丁前缀pro-和pre-等同源。而-bear部分则一不是指熊，二不是指bear动词承担；忍受等，而是be-的施动者名词，也就是说，forebear的字面意思是“one who was before”。

1. He was a good man , but always forebear his wrath and complaint.

他是一个老好人,善于克制自我、隐忍无奈.

2. I had much ado to forebear laughing.

我费了很大的劲才忍住笑.

3. A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.

繁衍后代的人, 特别是远于祖父辈; 前辈.

4. Consider how much more frugal the poor are than we, how much better they forebear hardship.

想想贫困的人比我们节俭多少,他们忍受困境比我们强多少.

5. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.

适度: 避免极端. 克制怨恨会带来多大的伤害仅在自己一念之间.