汉英词典
MEANING OF 哀莫大於心死
哀莫大於心死
(哀莫大于心死)
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy
Refers to the saddest thing, than stubborn thinking and insensitiveness
心死指心像死灰的灰烬。指最可悲哀的事，莫过于思想顽钝，麻木不仁。
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有句话说“哀莫大于心死”，如果我的心死了，除去无尽的悲伤还有什么是可寻的。 There is a saying "There is no grief so great as that for a dead heart", if my heart is dead, what else can be traced on me except endless grievance. | ||
缺乏情感，具体表现为脸面呆板、语言单调，对任何刺激都缺乏必要的情感反应，似乎已达到了“哀莫大于心死”的“心死”程度。 The lack of feeling, manifested in face dull, monotonous language, lack of the necessary stimuli for any emotional response, seems to have reached a "totally disheartened" and "desperate" level. | ||
