扪心清夜

词语解释

扪：摸；清：寂静。指深夜不眠，进行自我反省。例句岂其扪心清夜，果自谓然？（摘自《卷一百四十八 集部一 集部总序》）

英语翻译

examine one's conscience in the stillness of night <make self-examination in the still of the night>