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139页（306字）
比喻只有经过艰苦的考验才能看出一个人的品质，也就是指在乱世仍能保持节操的人，例岁寒知松柏，文天祥宁死不屈的气节为世人所颂扬。
It is said that adversity reveals fortitude and uprightness and this is exactly what
Wen Tianxiang showed．In the face of death he was composed-a quality greatly admired．