"swallow your pride" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 放下自尊
• 忍下自尊心

Definition

做一些令自己尷尬或困難的事情，因為你知道這是對的，即使這會傷害你的自尊或讓你覺得沒那麼重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個成語，通常用於正式或需要謙遜的情況，特別是在承認錯誤或請求原諒時。常和“不得不”一起用，不是字面上的意思。

Examples

I had to swallow my pride and ask for help.

我不得不**放下自尊**去求助。

Sometimes, you need to swallow your pride to make peace.

有時候，你需要**放下自尊**才能和解。

He decided to swallow his pride and apologize to his friend.

他決定**放下自尊**，向朋友道歉。

Even though I didn't want to, I had to swallow my pride and admit I was wrong.

即使我不願意，我還是不得不**放下自尊**，承認我錯了。

After losing the argument, she just had to swallow her pride and move on.

爭論輸了以後，她只能**放下自尊**繼續前進。

It’s tough to swallow your pride when you think you’re right, but sometimes it’s necessary.

當你覺得自己是對的時，**放下自尊**很難，但有時確實有必要。