◎ 逆来顺受 nìlái-shùnshòu[bear one's hard lot as well as one can;grin and bear it;meekly accept humiliations] 对恶劣的环境或无礼的待遇隐忍而不抗争 媳妇并不是逆来顺受的女人,只会给这位婆母碰钉子-----------------国语辞典:以顺从的态度接受恶劣环境或不合理待遇。《永乐大典戏文三种.张协状元.第一二出》:「逆来顺受,须有通时。」近唾面自干反针锋相对,以牙还牙,以眼还眼
◎ 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