stiff upper lip

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, stereotypically associated with the British; especially as keep a stiff upper lip. idiomatic
    — I thought now the jig was mighty nigh up with me, but I determined to keep a stiff upper lip.

词形变化

stiff upper lips plural

词源

Of American origin; the earliest known use is in 1811.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Olive_Branch_Or_Faults_on_Both_Sides/vG89AAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=stiff+upper+lip&pg=PA237&printsec=frontcover
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