盖棺论定 meaning in Chinese
one's character is correctly criticized [judged; evaluated] after his death.; a man's merits or demerits can be finally judged [appraised] only after his death.; call no man happy before he is dead.; final judgment can be passed on a person only when the lid is laid on his coffin.; no final verdict can be announced on a man before his death.; only when a person is dead can he be finally judged and assessed.; when one's coffin is covered, all discussion about him can be settled
Examples
- That was because he was safely dead .
那是因为他已经盖棺论定了。 - And the judgment would be a rolling opinion , not one set in stone at the end of each reporting period
更关键的是相应的判断需要是渐进演变的意见，而不是在每个报告结束时刻的盖棺论定。 - It ' s official : santa is from greenland , according to an edict from the world ' s top father christmases at their annual summit in denmark
世界各地的圣诞老人首脑们在丹麦的年度峰会上发布了一条公告，圣诞老人的故乡由此盖棺论定：格陵兰岛。 - He told them that you cannot judge a tree , or a person , by only one season , and that the essence of who they are - and the pleasure , joy , and love that come from that life - can only be measured at the end , when all the seasons are up
他告诉儿子们说，不能以一季来判断树，更不能以一时来判断人，因为人之本质源自他们喜乐爱的根本只有在其生之了结时，才可盖棺论定。 - He told them that you cannot judge a tree , or a person , by only one season , and that the essence of who they are - and the pleasure , joy , and love that come from that life - can only be measured at the end , when all the seasons are up
他告诉儿子们说，不能以一季一时来判断一棵树或一个人，因为人的本质? ?源自他们一生喜、乐、爱的根本? ?只有在其生命终结时，才可盖棺论定。