贫贱不移 meaning in English
poor but with lofty [high] ideals [aspirations]; neither poverty nor lowly condition can make him swerve from principle
Examples
- He was a real man , a little angry when giovanni drank too much wine and rowed awkwardly , with effusive shoves of the great oar . he was a man as mellors was a man , unprostituted
这是一个男子，正如梅乐士是一个男了，一样是个威武不屈贫贱不移的人，康妮不禁替那放荡的佐万尼的妻室怜惜起来。 - His teacher admired him for maintaining his resolute integrity despite his poverty and low social class , and gave him his daughter huan shaojun to be his wife , as well as servants and a large fortune as a dowry
汉朝的鲍宣十分好学，但是家境清贫，他的老师很赞赏他贫贱不移的气节，不但把女儿桓少君嫁给他，还赠送了婢仆和丰盛的财物以为嫁妆。