"stiff upper lip" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 坚强 (保持镇定)
• 泰然自若

Definition

在困难或不幸时保持冷静，不表现出情绪。常用来形容坚强或镇定自若。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是源自英国的说法，较正式，带有传统色彩。多用于表扬自控力，但有时也暗指过分压抑情感。常见于'keep a stiff upper lip'。

Examples

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

在困难时期，她总是保持**坚强**。

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

事情出错时，尽量保持**镇定**。

British people are known for having a stiff upper lip.

英国人以**坚强**著称。

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

即使失业了，他也表现得很**坚强**。

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

在葬礼上，她表现得很**镇定**，隐藏了内心的悲伤。

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

别担心，保持**坚强**，你一定能挺过去。