英文词汇“独善其身”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典

attend to one’s own virtue in solitude; live a decent life by oneself;maintain personal integrity during chaotic times; pay attention to one’s own moral uplift without thought of others;think only of oneself
❍ 穷，则～，达，则兼善天下。(《孟子·尽心上》)If poor,they attended to their own virtue in solitude; if advanced to dignity,they made the whole empire virtuous as well.
❍ 我和刘丽找到她，告诉她整个社会不改好，个人想～是不可能的。(杨沫《青春之歌》548) Liu Li and I went to see her and told her that unless our whole society is changed,no one could hope to live a decent life.
❍ 也许这叫做“～”？(杨沫《青春之歌》120) I suppose I was thinking only of myself.

独善其身du shan qi shen

maintain one’s own integrity

独善其身

maintain one’s own integrity; seek one’s personal edification; stay safe by disengaging oneself from
穷则～，达则兼善天下。(《孟子·尽心上》) If poor,they attended to their virtue in solitude;If advanced to dignity,they made the whole empire virtuous.(Mencius)/在禽流感疫情面前，没有哪个国家能～。No country can stay safe by disengaging itself from the fight again st avian influenza epidemic.

独善其身dú shàn qí shēn

善：维护。只顾自己好，不顾别人。pay attention to one’s own moral uplift without thought of others, maintain one’s own integrity, attend to one’s own virtue in solitude