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stoic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sto·ic /ˈstəʊɪk $ ˈstoʊ-/ noun [countable]  EMOTIONALsomeone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when bad things happen to them 坚忍克己的人;不以苦乐为意的人
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stoicHe accepted our fate like a stoic and refused to make a fuss.Most people, however, are not stoics.What would he have had if he'd played the stoic?
Origin stoic (1500-1600) Stoic follower of the ancient Greek thinker Zeno, who said that happiness results from accepting what happens in life ((14-21 centuries)), from Latin, from Greek stoikos, from Stoa (Poikile) Painted Portico, where Zeno taught in Athens
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stoic /ˈstəʊɪk $ ˈstoʊ-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Stoic 'follower of the ancient Greek thinker Zeno, who said that happiness results from accepting what happens in life' (14-21 centuries), from Latin, from Greek stoikos, from Stoa (Poikile) 'Painted Portico', where Zeno taught in Athens
someone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when bad things happen to them

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stoical /ˈstəʊɪkəl $ ˈstoʊ-/ (also stoic) adjective
not showing emotion or not complaining when bad things happen to you
—stoically /-kli/ adverb:
    She bore the pain stoically.


stoicBrE /ˈstəʊɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstoʊɪk/ 🔊 nouna person who is able to suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what they are feeling 斯多葛派人(对痛苦或困难能默默承受或泰然处之) stoic (also sto·ic·al BrE /ˈstəʊɪkl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈstoʊɪkl/ 🔊) adjectiveher stoic endurance她默默承受一切的坚忍性格his stoical acceptance of death他坦然面对死亡的态度 sto·ic·al·ly BrE /ˈstəʊɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstoʊɪkli/ 🔊 adverb ORIGIN From the Stoics, a group of ancient Greek philosophers, who believed that wise people should not allow themselves to be affected by painful or pleasant experiences. 源自斯多葛学派 (Stoics),古希腊哲学流派,认为智者不应为苦乐所动。