stoic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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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stoic• He 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 Athenssto·ic nounChineseSyllable
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stoic
sto‧ic /ˈstəʊɪk $ ˈstoʊ-/
noun [countable]
sto‧ic‧al /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.
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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 themOrigin: 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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(also stoic) adjectivenot showing emotion or not complaining when bad things happen to you
—stoically /-kli/ adverb: