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stoic
/ˈstəuik/
noun
坚忍的人；淡泊者
核心释义
a person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
- 1.
Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
- 2.
斯托公学(英国)的学生。
A student of Stowe School, England.
- 3.
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
斯多葛主义者；斯多葛学派的人；斯托学校学生；斯托公学(英国)的学生。；斯多葛派学者；画廊派的人
用法In use
Even after losing his job, Mark remained a stoic and never complained about his bad luck.
用法提示：这里 stoic 是名词，指面对困难或痛苦时保持镇定、不抱怨的人。
My aunt is a stoic who endured years of back pain without ever taking a day off.
用法提示：stoic 作名词，表示‘坚忍的人’，后面用定语从句来补充说明。
True stoics do not let small inconveniences ruin their day.
用法提示：stoics 是 stoic 的复数形式，泛指这一类人。
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词族Word family
- stoics
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学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为stoics。
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