Stiff-upper-lip
坚定沉着；不露感情
🧩 词语组成解析
stiff
[stɪf]
adj. 严厉的;僵硬的，坚硬的;呆板的，拘谨的;顽固的;
adv. <口>极度地，非常;
n. 死尸;笨蛋，傻瓜;流动工人;吝啬鬼穷光蛋;
vt. 诈骗;失信;
upper
['ʌpə]
adj. 地位较高的;上面的;内地的;地表层的;
n. 鞋帮，靴面;兴奋剂;令人兴奋的经历;
lip
[lip]
n. 嘴唇;（杯，壶等的）口，边缘;〈俚〉无理的回答;〈美〉律师;
adj. 唇的;口头上的;唇音的;
vt. 用嘴唇接触;接吻;〈俚〉轻轻地说，唱;把高尔夫球打到穴边而未进去;
🗣️ 情景例句
No, it's an original. My father's friend is a calligrapher, and I had him make it for you.
没错，这可是真迹。我父亲的朋友是书法家，专门帮你写的。
How long have they been married?
他们结婚多长时间了？
This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德。布洛斯就是一个例子。