守约 · shǒu yuē
- 1. 动词遵守约定;恪守信约。例如守约而来。用法多用于表示按时赴约或履行诺言。英文keep an appointment; keep a promise
- 2. 动词保持俭朴;在生活上俭省。书证虽舅氏隆盛,而孤贫守约,心安陋巷,体服菲薄。——晋·潘岳《杨仲武诔》英文frugal; keep a thrifty and simple way
- 3. 动词掌握要领;所守简要。书证孟施舍似曾子,北宫黝似子夏。夫二子之勇,未知其孰贤,然而孟施舍守约也。——《孟子·公孙丑上》注意此义为古义,现代汉语中不常用。英文grasp the essentials; keep to what is essential
