解释
卑:低、自卑。
亢:高傲。
不卑不亢,形容人说话办事有恰当的分寸,既不低声下气,也不傲慢自大。这个词出现在外交场合的频率颇高,通常用来形容一个出色的外交家在友邦人事面前特有的风骨。当然,也指平常人的品格。
出处
朱之瑜(明)《答小宅生顺书十九首》:“圣贤自有中正之道,不亢不卑,不骄不诌,何得如此也!”
典故
春秋末年齐国宰相晏婴奉命出使楚国,楚王百般刁难他,先是让他从小门进城,然后说他是矮子,用最差的饭菜招待他,最后用两个齐国囚犯来羞辱他,均被他的不卑不亢的态度及高超的外交才能所折服,结果楚王自取其辱。
示例
我们为人处世,应不卑不亢。做一个不卑不亢的中国人。
老舍《四世同堂》五三:“今天,他碰上了不怕他的人,他必须避免硬碰,而只想不卑不亢的多捞几个钱。”
中英例句
他自以为讲得不卑不亢。
He flattered himself he spoke rather sternly.
在谈判桌前,他慷慨陈词,不卑不亢地表述了我方观点。
In front of the negotiation table, his impassioned speech demonstrated our points in a way neither servile nor overbearing.
遗体葬于应不卑不亢,并做出了示范。
A dead body should be decently buried and they make mock of it.
这些棘手的谈判要有不卑不亢的对策才行。
These difficult negotiations require a courtly approach.
在选举中失败了的候选人发表了不卑不亢的演说,祝贺其对手。
The defeated candidate in the election gave a dignifled speech in. Which he congratulated his rival.
周恩来向当时的外交人员下达指令:不卑不亢,不冷不热,以礼相待。
Zhou enlai's diplomatic staff to the then issued directives: neither overbearing nor servile, neither cold nor hot, treated withcourtesy.
如,在大多数情况下,不卑不亢天线厂、但它无法与喜欢诺基亚射频最佳演员。
As is, the antenna works decently in most situations, but it can't compete with the likes of nokia's best rf performers



















