thick skin
thick skin — 慣用語
1. a quality of character that allows a person to accept criticism, insults, or rej
厚臉皮
不因批評或侮辱而感到難過的能力
a quality of character that allows a person to accept criticism, insults, or rejection without feeling hurt or angry
Tuan has developed a thick skin after working as a politician for over ten years.
Tuan 在擔任政治人物十多年後，練就了一副厚臉皮。
develop a thick skin — becoming resilient over time
Nala told me I need a thick skin for rude comments on my music videos.
Nala 告訴我，我需要厚臉皮才能應付我音樂影片底下的無禮留言。
Heloísa's thick skin helps her stay calm when colleagues criticize her ideas in meetings.
Heloísa 的厚臉皮幫助她在同事於會議上批評她的點子時保持冷靜。
possessive: [person]'s thick skin
Customer service work gave Reuben a thick skin because people yell at you every day.
客服工作讓 Reuben 練出了厚臉皮，因為每天都會有人對你大吼大叫。
Without a thick skin, you cannot survive as a stand-up comedian night after night.
沒有厚臉皮的話，作為脫口秀喜劇演員你每晚都撐不下去。
without a thick skin — hypothetical condition
- develop a thick skin
- have a thick skin
- grow a thick skin
- need a thick skin
- resilience
broader term that includes emotional and physical toughness; focuses on bouncing back rather than not being hurt
- toughness
more general; can refer to mental or physical strength, whereas 'thick skin' is specific to handling criticism
- imperviousness
more formal and suggests complete immunity, which 'thick skin' does not guarantee
- thin skin
direct opposite; someone with thin skin is easily hurt or offended by others' remarks
文法句型
have a thick skin
develop a thick skin
grow a thick skin
need a thick skin
用法筆記
Frequently occurs with 'have', 'develop', 'grow', or 'need'. The adjective 'thick' is gradable — 'thicker skin' is also common in comparative contexts.