英语词汇“不耻下问”的释义、用法及例句，是什么意思、怎么读-英汉词典-高三复习网

be modest enough to consult one’s inferiors; deign to ask sb below oneself;not be ashamed to ask of one’s inferior; not be above asking questions; not be (/feel) ashamed to ask and learn from common people (/people below/one’s subordinates); not mind seeking advice from the rank and file; not think it beneath oneself to get the opinions of one’s subordinates; stoop to ask advice from the common run of people
❍ 敏而好学，～。(《论语·公治长》) He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning,and he was not ashamed to ask and learn of his in feriors!/他于是废然而去了，我仍旧废然而住，自愧无以对“～”的朋友们。(《鲁迅选集》Ⅱ—26) Then they left me,looking blank,while I stayed there looking blank. ashamed to have disappointed friends who “deigned to question me.”/我们切不可强不知以为知，要“～”，要善于倾听下面干部的意见。(《毛泽东选集》1331) We should never pretend to know what we don’t know,we should “not feel ashamed to ask and learn from people below” and we should listen carefully to the views of the cadres at the lower levels.

不耻下问

not feel ashamed to ask and learn(or seek advice)from people below

不耻下问bù chǐ xià wèn

不以向学问比自己差的或地位比自己低的人请教为可耻。not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one’s subordinates, not to be ashamed to ask from common people