mettle
英 ['met(ə)l]
美 ['mɛtl]
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mettle (沒逃)勇氣
中文詞源
mettle 精神，氣概來自metal的拚寫變體。後產生詞義上的差別。
英文詞源
- mettle (n.)
- 1580s, variant spelling of metal, both forms used interchangeably (by Shakespeare and others) in the literal sense and in the figurative one of "stuff of which a person is made" (1550s) until the spellings and senses diverged early 18c.
雙語例句
- 1. The added competition keeps them on their mettle.
- 加賽讓他們全力以赴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The next game will be a real test of their mettle.
- 下一場比賽就要看他們的拚搏精神了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. When the seas are in turmoil , heroes are on their mettle.
- 滄海橫流,方顯出英雄本色.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Each and every one of these soldiers has proved his mettle.
- 這些戰士個個都是好樣的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. It takes a man of mettle to keep a family safe and comfortable in this troubled world.
- 在這個動蕩不安的世界，隻有勇敢的男人才能給家人帶來安全和舒適。
來自柯林斯例句