心安理得

• 拼音: xīn ān lǐ dé
• 汉字拆解: 心 = heart; 安 = 宀 + 女 (woman under a roof — peace, settled); 理 = 王 + 里 (jade + village — reason, principle); 得 = 彳+ 旦 + 寸 (to obtain, to achieve)

含义

To feel at ease with a clear conscience; to have no qualms about something because it is justified or correct.

A four-character idiom (成语). Used when someone acts in a way that is morally or rationally sound, and therefore feels no guilt or anxiety. Can also be used ironically to describe someone who shamelessly feels no guilt despite wrongdoing.

例句

1. 他认为自己的所作所为完全合乎道义，因此心安理得地接受了这份奖励。
2. 只有把份内的事情做好，我们才能真正心安理得地休息。
3. 他明知对方是弱势群体却仍强行谋利，竟还心安理得，实在令人不齿。

用法指南

语境: ethics, self-reflection, everyday, irony

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 只要我们尽了最大的努力，无论结果如何，都可以心安理得。(As long as we have done our very best, we can rest easy with a clear conscience regardless of the outcome.)
• 他拿着不属于自己的功劳心安理得，完全不顾同事的感受，这种行为令人心寒。(He accepted credit that was not his with complete equanimity, utterly disregarding his colleagues' feelings — such behaviour is deeply chilling.)

错误说法

• 心安理得 meaning 'relaxed and comfortable' — it specifically refers to moral/rational justification, not physical ease; use 轻松自在 for physical comfort

起源与历史

心安 (heart at peace) + 理得 (reason/logic is satisfied) — one's conscience is clear because the logic/reasoning supports the action

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal