汉英词典
MEANING OF 能屈能伸
能屈能伸
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible
Can be bent and straightened / Refers to a person who can endure when frustrated and can do a lot when he is successful
能弯曲也能伸展。指人在不得志时能忍耐﹐在得志时能施展其抱负。没有志气的人在恶势力面前屈服﹐亦常以此语解嘲。语本《易．系辞下》"尺蠖之屈﹐以求信也。"信﹐同"伸"。
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