◎ 逆水行舟 nìshuǐ-xíngzhōu[sail against the current(foad;stream;tide;wind)] 顶着水流行船。比喻不努力向前进就要往后退,也比喻做事有阻力学如逆水行舟,不进则退-----------------国语辞典:逆著水势行船。勉励人不论学习或做事都要不断努力,否则就会落后退步。如:「学如逆水行舟,不进则退。」英语 lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder德语 gegen den Strom (S)
◎ 逆流 nìliú(1) [countercurrent;counter-flow;reflux]∶迎着水流来的方向逆流而上(2) [adverse current]∶跟主流方向相反的水流,比喻反动的、违反总趋势的潮流英语 against the stream, adverse current, a countercurrent, fig. reactionary tendency, to go against the trend德语 Gegenstrom (S)法语 courant contraire, contre-courant
◎ 逆风 nìfēng(1) [go against the wind;head wind](2) 面冲着风;迎风逆风而上(3) 指跟车船行进方向相反的风顶着逆风前进-----------------国语辞典:迎面对著风。《儒林外史.第三三回》:「一路又遇逆风,走了四五天,才走到芜湖。」如:「逆风前进」。反顺风
◎ 逆耳 nì ěr[be unpleasant to the ear;grate on the ear] 听起来使人不悦和不能接受我们要学会听逆耳之言-----------------国语辞典:说出的话让人不爱听。《旧唐书.卷七八.于志宁传》:「但悦意取容,臧孙方之疾疹;犯颜逆耳,春秋比之药石。」近刺耳,忤耳反中听,顺耳英语 unpleasant to hear, grates on the ear (of home truths)法语 désagréable à entendre