◎ 故家子弟 gùjiā zǐdì[old family and his descendants] 昔日官宦人家的子弟王生独自回进房来,对 刘氏说道:“我也是个故家子弟,好模好样,不想遭这一场,反被那小人逼勒!”说罢,泪如雨下。——《初刻拍案惊奇》-----------------国语辞典:世代仕宦,有社会地位的子弟。《初刻拍案惊奇.卷一一》:「我也是个故家子弟,好模好样,不想遭这一场,反被那小人逼勒。」英语 descended from an old family
1.世家大族;世代仕宦之家。 2.原来的家庭;旧居。 3.犹从前。 -----------------国语辞典:世代做官的人家。《孟子.公孙丑上》:「其故家遗俗,流风善政,犹有存者。」久居其地且有名声的家族。宋.张炎〈思佳客.梦里瞢腾说梦华〉词:「铜驼烟雨栖芳草,休向江南问故家。」也作「旧家」。英语 old and respected family, family whose members have been officials from generation to generation
◎ 故步自封 gùbù-zìfēng[confine oneself to the old method;stand still and cease to move a step forward] 故步:旧时行步的方法。遵行旧时的步法而封闭自限。喻墨守成规,不求进步 -----------------国语辞典:比喻墨守成规,安于现状,不求进取。如:「他为人行事,既不随波逐流,也不故步自封。」近墨守成规,陈陈相因反标奇立异﹑标新立异﹑勇猛精进﹑勇猛求进英语 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas, stagnating and conservative