释义 |
Examples:observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions—restrain yourself and return the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties— |