力排众议 meaning in English
do one's utmost to hold one's own opinion against that of the majority; hold one's ground; override all objections; prevail over all dissenting views; refute the consensus and present a new plan [idea]; reject strongly different opinions; stand one's ground; denounce the majority opinion
Examples
- As a man , they have the same position as teacher . on the basis of equality , students can argue with teachers , have their thought
作为社会人，学生同教师是平等的，只有建立平等关系，师生之间才能像朋友一样在学习中互相启迪、互相质疑，学生才敢于与教师同辩，力排众议，标新立异。 - But how came that old man , alone in opposition to the opinion of all , to gauge so truly the importance of events from the national standard , so that he never once was false to the best interests of his country
但是，这位老人怎么能在当时力排众议，准确地看出人民对事件的看法的重要意义，在他的全部活动过程中没有一次改变过这种看法呢？