stoicism
含义: The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.
Stoicism in its everyday sense refers to calm, uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty — a quality traditionally valued in British culture as part of the 'stiff upper lip' ethos. When capitalised, Stoicism denotes the ancient Greek philosophical school founded by Zeno of Citium, which taught that virtue and wisdom come from living in accordance with reason and nature, and that destructive emotions result from errors in judgement. The lowercase form has experienced a resurgence in popular culture through the modern self-help movement. Common collocations include 'quiet stoicism,' 'remarkable stoicism,' and 'characteristic stoicism.'
例句
- She bore the long months of treatment with remarkable stoicism, never once complaining to her family. 她以非凡的坚忍精神忍受了漫长的治疗岁月,从未向家人抱怨过一次。Soportó los largos meses de tratamiento con una estoicidad admirable, sin quejarse nunca ante su familia.彼女は驚くべき忍耐力で長い治療の日々を耐え抜き、家族に一度も不満を漏らさなかった。그녀는 놀라운 인내심으로 긴 치료 기간을 견뎠으며, 가족에게 단 한 번도 불평하지 않았다.
- The quiet stoicism of the wartime generation became a defining feature of British national identity. 战时一代人沉默的坚忍成为英国国家认同的一个标志性特征。La serena estoicidad de la generación de la guerra se convirtió en un rasgo definitorio de la identidad nacional británica.戦時世代の静かな忍耐は、英国の国民的アイデンティティを定義する特徴となった。전시 세대의 조용한 인내는 영국 국민 정체성을 규정하는 특성이 되었다.
- His stoicism crumbled only when he received the letter confirming his son's safe return. 只有在收到确认儿子安全归来的信件时,他的坚忍才最终崩塌。Su estoicismo se desmoronó únicamente cuando recibió la carta que confirmaba el regreso sano y salvo de su hijo.息子の無事な帰還を知らせる手紙を受け取ったときだけ、彼の克己心は崩れた。아들의 무사 귀환을 알리는 편지를 받았을 때에야 비로소 그의 극기심이 무너졌다.
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用法指南
语境: literary, media, general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin stoicus, from Greek stoikos, from stoa (porch), specifically the Stoa Poikile (Painted Porch) in Athens where Zeno of Citium taught philosophy around 300 BC. The generalised sense of patient endurance developed by the 16th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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