"stiff upper lip" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 堅強 (保持鎮定)
• 泰然自若

Definition

在困難或不幸時保持冷靜，不表現出情緒。常用來形容堅強或鎮定自若。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是源自英國的說法，較正式，帶有傳統色彩。多用於稱讚自控力，但有時也暗指過分壓抑情感。常見於'keep a stiff upper lip'。

Examples

In hard times, she always keeps a stiff upper lip.

在困難時期，她總是保持**堅強**。

Try to keep a stiff upper lip when things go wrong.

事情出錯時，盡量保持**鎮定**。

British people are known for having a stiff upper lip.

英國人以**堅強**著稱。

Even after losing his job, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.

即使失業了，他也表現得很**堅強**。

She put on a stiff upper lip at the funeral, hiding her true feelings.

在葬禮上，她表現得很**鎮定**，隱藏了內心的悲傷。

Don't worry, just keep a stiff upper lip and you'll get through this.

別擔心，保持**堅強**，你一定可以挺過去。