出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第111页（238字）
指只有简单朴素的生活才能显示远大的志向，例身处乱世，他不甘心事敌，因此退隐山林，以淡泊明志。
He lived in troubled times and never considered working for the enemy．He took refuge in the mountains where he lived a simple and lrugal life