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分享一个知识点： Reader question: In this sentence – (Kobe) Bryant doesn’t suffer fools, nor invest a moment in the wasting of his precious preparation – what does “Bryant doesn’t suffer fools” mean? My comments: It means he can’t tolerate mediocrity. “Doesn’t suffer fools” is a cliché. It came from the Bible actually but first, definitions. If someone doesn’t suffer fools, it means he can’t bear (suffer) foolishness (fools) easily. In other words, they experience lots of pain (suffer) to put up with people who they think are stupid (or slow or simply inferior). In other words, they can’t stand them – don’t have any patience with them. Today, this saying is used almost exclusively in the negative. In the Christian Bible, where the phrase originates, it was used in the positive sense, albeit perhaps sarcastically (II Corinthians 11:19, King James Version): For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. “In the passage,” explains a post at Phrases.org.uk (May 06, 2002), “Paul is pointing out to the Corinthians that those who tolerate fools are themselves fools.” Alright, here are media examples: 1. not suffer fools: Is authority—even God’s authority – to be obeyed without question? John Milton, the most famous “Christian” poet in the English language, has a definite answer. | 
