[abbreviation of two idioms:“wait for gains as one who stands by a tree stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves” and “do the impossible as one who climbs a tree to catch fish”] “守株待兔”、“缘木求鱼”的略语,比喻不根据实际情况而去做根本不可能做到的事
坚守正道,不曲从迎合。 -----------------国语辞典:做人处事坚守正道,公正无私。《后汉书.卷四六.陈宠传》:「及窦宪为大将军征匈奴,公卿以下及郡国无不遣吏子弟奉献遗者,而宠与中山相汝南张郴、东平相应顺守正不阿。」宋.陈亮〈萧曹丙魏房杜姚宋何以独名于汉唐〉:「姚崇之遇事立断,宋璟之守正不阿,以共成明皇开元之治,亦不负君臣之遇合矣。」也作「守正不挠」。近正直无私反徇情枉法英语 to be strictly just and impartial法语 (expr. idiom.) être juste et impartial
谓妇女空有妻子的名份,却无实际的夫妻生活。 -----------------国语辞典:妇女空有做妻子的名分,与丈夫间无实际的性生活。《红楼梦.第八三回》:「你日后必定有个好人家,好女婿,决不像我这样守活寡。」英语 to stay at home while one's husband is away, grass widow