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stoic

/stoh-ik/US // ˈstoʊ ɪk //UK // (ˈstəʊɪk) //

拘谨,坚毅,坚毅的,刚毅

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
    • : stoical.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
    • : a person who maintains or affects the mental attitude advocated by the Stoics.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.philosophic

Examples

  • From the few photographs of him, we see a stout man with deep Indian features, a thick mustache and stoic face.

  • Unlike many of those stoic audiences, Meerson has traveled extensively.

  • I kneel with the journalist in the sand, my face stoic and yet terrified, crying, knowing that I can do nothing but wait.

  • A stoic figure in a white floor length dress and razor-tailored bodice was accessorized with a giant bull skull as a mask.

  • By comparison, being stereotyped as intellectual, stoic, and boring might seem like a nice problem to have.

  • The philosophical sect to which he belonged was the Stoic, as plainly appears from many passages in his Geography.

  • Poseidonius the Stoic was a native of this place, a man of the most extensive learning among the philosophers of our times.

  • The whole phrase would thus be equivalent to ‘solemn doctors of the Stoic sect.’

  • Gozzi piqued himself on being what I may call a Stoic-Democritean philosopher.

  • However, it is due to him to say that he bore his surprises and pains with the uncomplaining resignation of a Stoic.