◎ 敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán[be forced to keep one's resentment to oneself;hold back one's anger and dare not speak] 心里愤怒,但迫于压力嘴上不敢明说 早对这条地头蛇恨之入骨,只是敢怒不敢言-----------------国语辞典:心里非常生气,但因畏惧受到惩罚,而不敢表现出来。《隋唐演义.第七八回》:「王毛仲十分惭愧,奈他刚正素著,朝廷所礼敬,无可如何,只得敢怒而不敢言,但与众官饮宴,至晚而散。」《儒林外史.第四六回》:「他又是乡绅,又是盐典,又同府县官相与的极好,所以无所不为,百姓敢怒而不敢言。」英语 angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment, unable to voice objections