指人的志气和节操。志气即志向以及为实现志向而显示出的强大精神动力，如信念、勇气等；节操即对自身德行和合于道义行为的守护与坚持。今泛指坚持正义，在任何威逼利诱面前不屈服、不动摇的精神品质。这种精神品质为历代正义之士所崇尚，被认为是立身处世的根本所在。中华民族数千年，历经磨难而能长盛不衰、生生不息，与此密切相关。
This term means high aspiration and moral principles. Aspiration refers to the powerful innate drives such as beliefs and courage that underpin one's ambition and enables its realization, whereas moral principles guard and sustain one's moral and righteous behaviors. Today, the term in a general sense means to uphold justice as well as an undaunted spirit that remains unwavering and unyielding before any coercion and seduction. This type of spiritual quality has been championed by men of justice throughout generations and is regarded as the bedrock to anchor oneself in the world. For several thousands of years, this principle of moral integrity has guided China through thick and thin towards prosperity and longevity.
引例 Citations：
◎好学，游侠，任气节。（《史记·汲郑列传》）
（汲黯）好学，行侠仗义，注重志气节操。
Ji An is keen on study, gallant, and adhering to moral integrity. (Records of the Historian)
◎论人才当以气节为主。气节者，小有过当容之；邪佞者，甚有才当察之。（《宋史·陈俊卿传》）
评论、选拔人才，应当以气节作为主要标准。有气节的人，即使有小的过错，也应当宽容他；而奸邪小人，即便很有才能，也应该仔细考察他。
When considering and selecting talents, people should focus on an individual's moral integrity. A person with integrity can be selected in spite of his minor flaws, whereas a talented person with mean spirit should be closely scrutinized. (The History of the Song Dynasty)
◎功名富贵逐世转移，而气节千载一日。（洪应明《菜根谭》）
功名和富贵随着时代的变迁而转移，但气节千百年长留人间。
Fame and wealth come and go as time goes by, but moral integrity lives on forever. (Hong Yingming: The Roots of Wisdom)
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