请输入您要查询的英文词组:

 

词组 stiff upper lip
释义 stiff upper lip
noun
a personal quality characterised as repressed emotion or quiet courage, and regarded as typically British US, 1815
In early use you would “carry” or “keep” a stiff upper lip; later use is mainly jocular or derisory. Although widely considered a stereotypical British characteristic, actually of US origin.
  • TONY: Don’t panic man. This is the RAF. Where’s that stiff upper lip? KENNETH: Just above this loose flabby chin. — Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Hancock’s Half Hour, 30 December 1956
  • [P]ass on the example of perennial cheerfulness or a stiff upper lip in the face of disturbing feelings [.] — Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, p. 76, 1997
随便看

 

英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 15:34:20