Takes the bad news without letting his face move.
what it means
The Stoics were a school of Greek philosophers who taught in a painted porch in Athens — the stoa — and the word still carries their idea: you do not choose what happens, only what you do with your face. So a stoic person takes bad news without letting it show. The drawing puts a man beside a marble bust and gives them the same expression, and that is the whole word, including its cost. The stone is not calm; it simply cannot feel anything. A stoic person is not the stone — the feeling is there, held still on purpose — but from outside the two look identical, and that is why it is a compliment that sometimes worries the people who love you.
Los estoicos eran filósofos griegos que enseñaban en un pórtico pintado, la stoa, y la idea sigue dentro de la palabra: no eliges lo que pasa, solo lo que haces con la cara. En el dibujo, un hombre y un busto de mármol comparten el gesto. La piedra no siente; él sí, pero lo sostiene quieto.
Os estoicos eram filósofos gregos que ensinavam num pórtico pintado, a stoa, e a ideia continua na palavra: você não escolhe o que acontece, só o que faz com o rosto. No desenho, um homem e um busto de mármore têm a mesma expressão. A pedra não sente; ele sente, mas segura.
Les stoïciens enseignaient sous un portique peint d'Athènes, la stoa, et l'idée est restée dans le mot : on ne choisit pas ce qui arrive, seulement ce qu'on en montre. Sur le dessin, un homme et un buste de marbre ont le même visage. La pierre ne sent rien ; lui sent, mais ne le montre pas.
Kaum Stoik adalah filsuf Yunani yang mengajar di serambi berlukis, stoa, dan gagasannya masih ada dalam kata ini: kita tak memilih apa yang terjadi, hanya apa yang tampak di wajah. Di gambar, seorang pria dan patung marmer berwajah sama. Batu tak merasa; ia merasa, tapi menahannya.
Stoacılar, Atina'da boyalı bir revakta — stoa — ders veren Yunan filozoflarıydı ve fikirleri hâlâ sözcüğün içinde: ne olacağını seçemezsin, yalnızca yüzünde ne göstereceğini. Resimde bir adamla mermer büst aynı ifadeyi taşıyor. Taş hissetmez; adam hisseder ama sabit tutar.
ストア派はアテネの彩色された柱廊——stoa——で教えたギリシャの哲学者たちで、その考えは今も語に残っています。何が起こるかは選べず、それをどんな顔で受けるかだけを選べる、と。絵では男と大理石の胸像が同じ表情をしています。石は感じないだけですが、彼は感じたうえで動かさずにいるのです。
adjective
taking pain or bad news without showing feeling
“She was stoic about the result and asked what came next.”
noun
a person who bears things this way
“He was a stoic about the whole miserable journey.”
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