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231页（268字）
讥笑失败者的用语，例胜败乃兵家常事，败军之将也可以从失败中汲取经验教训，为将来谋取胜利的条件。
Since victory and defeat are a soldier’s lot，a defcated general can learn from his defeats and figure out the conditions under which he could be victorious in the future．