时势造英雄

时势造英雄

Literally means:

times produce their heroes

Actually means:

时势 refes to time. 造 means producing.

This phrase means that circumstances or social conditions help develop an ordinary person into a hero. It implies that heroes do not appear automatically; they stand out because their social environment provides them with the opportunities to steel themselves and display their talents. Commendatory.

时势，某一时期的客观形势。造，产生。

时势造英雄，社会的客观环境把普通的人培养成英雄人物。常用来指英雄人物不是凭空产生的，而是特定的社会环境给他们以磨练和发挥聪明才智的机会，并把他们造就出来的。具有褒义色彩。