He could never speak quite patiently to the old blockhead.是什么意思？

He could never speak quite patiently to the old blockhead.

他实在无法很耐心地对这个老笨蛋说话.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

never

adv. 从不，从来没有，一点也不，决不，<口>不会…吧，没有，不曾；

例句
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job...
公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

speak

vt.& vi. 讲，谈，演说，从某种观点来说；

例句
Do you speak any foreign languages?...
你会说外语吗？

quite

adv. 相当，很，非常，确实如此；

例句
For a novelist, that's quite an accomplishment...
对于一位小说家来说，那是相当了不起的成就。

patiently

adv. 耐心地，坚韧不拔地；

例句
He had been patiently waiting in the anteroom for an hour.
他在前厅耐心地等了一个小时。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

old

adj. 老的，古老的，以前的，（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的；n. 古时；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

blockhead

n. 傻瓜，笨蛋；

例句
That blockhead delivered the wrong box!
那个笨蛋送错了盒子.