gumption

英 ['ɡʌmpʃn] 美 ['ɡʌmpʃn]

• n. 机智；精明；魄力；进取心

英英释义

Noun:

1. sound practical judgment;

   "Common sense is not so common"
   "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"
   "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
   

2. fortitude and determination;

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He didn't have the gumption to keep his mouth shut.
   他这人不老练，嘴不严。
2. It takes gumption to quit a good paying job.
   要辞去一个待遇很好的工作需要勇气。
3. He's a nice enough lad,but he doesn't seem to have much gumption.
   他是个不错的小伙子,但好象没有什么进取心。

经典引文

• If he'd any gumption he'd give himself up.

  出自： J. Wainwright

近反义词

【近义词】

• horse sense 常识
• common sense 常识
• sense 感官
• guts 内脏
• moxie <俚>精力
• shrewdness 精明(刁钻
• practicality 实际
• presence of mind 镇定
• initiative 首创精神
• resourcefulness 足智多谋
• nous 心灵
• courage 勇气
• nerve 神经
• bravery 勇敢
• mettle 勇气
• pluck 摘
• mother wit 天资
• backbone 脊骨
• good sense 判断力强
• grit 砂砾
• sand 沙