◎窮當(dāng)益堅(jiān)qióngdāngyìjiān
[the more hard-pressed,the more one must fight back] 境況越艱難,意志更加堅(jiān)定
⒈ 謂處境越困頓,意志應(yīng)當(dāng)更加堅(jiān)定。
引《后漢書·馬援傳》:“丈夫?yàn)橹荆F當(dāng)益堅(jiān),老當(dāng)益壯?!?br/>亦作“窮且益堅(jiān)”。 唐王勃《秋日登洪府滕王閣餞別序》:“老當(dāng)益壯,寧知白首之心;窮且益堅(jiān),不墜青云之志。”
處境愈窮,志節(jié)應(yīng)當(dāng)愈堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。《后漢書.卷二四.馬援傳》:「常謂賓客曰:『丈夫?yàn)橹?,窮當(dāng)益堅(jiān),老當(dāng)益壯?!弧挂沧鳌父F且益堅(jiān)」。