A stoic is a person who stays calm and quiet when life hurts — they do not cry out, do not complain, and do not let you see how much it costs them. It is also an adjective: a stoic silence, a stoic acceptance of bad news.

A stoic is a person who stays calm and quiet when life hurtsstoic 是指一個人在生活很痛苦的時候還是保持冷靜、不出聲—— they do not cry out他們不會叫苦， do not complain不會抱怨， and do not let you see how much it costs them也不會讓你看到這其實讓他們付出多少代價。It is also an adjective這個字也可以當形容詞： a stoic silence像 a stoic silence（堅忍的沉默）， a stoic acceptance of bad news或 a stoic acceptance of bad news（堅忍地接受壞消息）。

Note carefully what the word does and does not claim. It says nothing about whether the person feels the pain; it only says they do not show it. That is why the word can be used with real admiration ('she was stoic through all of it') and, in the same breath, with worry — English speakers often use stoic about someone who is holding too much in.

Note carefully要特別注意 what the word does and does not claim這個字到底在說什麼、又沒在說什麼。It says nothing about whether the person feels the pain它完全沒說這個人到底有沒有感覺到痛； it only says they do not show it只是說他們沒表現出來。That is why這就是為什麼 the word can be used with real admiration這個字可以用來表達真心的佩服（ 'she was stoic through all of it'像 'she was stoic through all of it'（她整個過程都很堅忍））， and, in the same breath, with worry但同一句話裡也可能帶著擔心—— English speakers often use stoic about someone who is holding too much in英語使用者常用 stoic 形容一個把太多事情悶在心裡的人。

The word also has a capital-letter meaning: a Stoic is a follower of an ancient Greek and Roman school of philosophy that taught you should accept what you cannot change and not be ruled by your feelings. Modern writing about 'Stoicism' as a way of living uses the word this second way.

The word also has a capital-letter meaning這個字大寫的時候還有另一個意思： a Stoic is a follower of an ancient Greek and Roman school of philosophyStoic 是指古希臘羅馬一個哲學學派的信徒 that taught you should accept what you cannot change and not be ruled by your feelings這個學派主張要接受自己無法改變的事、不要被情緒牽著走。Modern writing about 'Stoicism' as a way of living現代人寫到把「Stoicism（斯多噶主義）」當成一種生活方式的時候， uses the word this second way用的就是這個大寫的意思。

In ordinary conversation stoical is often used instead of the adjective stoic; both are correct, and stoic sounds slightly more modern.

In ordinary conversation在一般口語裡， stoical is often used instead of the adjective stoic常常會用 stoical 來代替形容詞 stoic； both are correct兩個都對， and stoic sounds slightly more modern只是 stoic 聽起來稍微現代一點。