To flinch is to make that tiny backward movement your body does by itself when something frightening or painful comes at you — a needle, a loud bang, a hand raised near your face. Unflinching means not doing that: staying steady when most people would pull back.

when something frightening or painful comes at you當有嚇人或會痛的東西朝你逼近時 a needle一根針 a loud bang一聲巨響 a hand raised near your face一隻舉到你臉旁的手 your body does by itself你的身體會自己做出 that tiny backward movement一個小小的後縮動作 To flinch is這就是flinch Unflinching means而unflinching指的就是 not doing that不這麼做 when most people would pull back在大多數人都會退縮的時候 staying steady仍然站得穩穩的

It is used two ways, and both matter. Physically, it is about a body that does not move: he stood unflinching as the ball flew past his head. More often, it is about character — unflinching courage, unflinching loyalty, an unflinching commitment to the truth. Here it means you do not back down when the situation gets frightening, dangerous, or costly.

It is used two ways這個字有兩種用法 and both matter兩種都很重要 Physically用在身體上 it is about a body that does not move指的是身體完全不動 he stood unflinching as the ball flew past his head球從他頭旁飛過他還是站著動也不動 More often更常見的是 it is about character用在性格上 unflinching courage不屈不撓的勇氣 unflinching loyalty始終如一的忠誠 an unflinching commitment to the truth對真相堅定不移的承諾 Here這時候 it means指的是 when the situation gets frightening, dangerous, or costly當情況變得可怕、危險或代價很高時 you do not back down你不退縮

There is a third use that students meet in reviews and articles: an unflinching look at something ugly. An unflinching documentary about poverty, an unflinching account of the war. This means the writer or film-maker does not look away from the hard parts, does not soften them to make the audience comfortable. This is high praise in criticism.

that students meet in reviews and articles學生會在評論和文章裡遇到的 There is a third use有第三種用法 an unflinching look at something ugly直視某個醜陋事物、毫不迴避的態度 An unflinching documentary about poverty一部不迴避貧窮真相的紀錄片 an unflinching account of the war一段如實記錄戰爭的敘述 This means這指的是 the writer or film-maker作者或電影製作人 does not look away from the hard parts不迴避艱難的部分 does not soften them to make the audience comfortable不會為了讓觀眾好受一點就把它們軟化 This is這 high praise in criticism在評論界是很高的讚美

The word is fairly formal and rather serious. You will read it far more than you say it. In everyday speech people say 'he didn't back down' or 'she looked right at it'.

The word is這個字 fairly formal and rather serious相當正式，語氣也偏嚴肅 You will read it你會在閱讀裡遇到它 far more than you say it遠比在口語裡說它的機會多 In everyday speech日常口語裡 people say人們會說 'he didn't back down'他沒有退縮 or或 'she looked right at it'她直視著它