mettle

英 ['metl] 美 ['metl]

• n. 勇气；气质；性格

英英释义

Noun:

1. the courage to carry on;

   "he kept fighting on pure spunk"
   "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. As to whether MoUs recover, that depends on their mettle.
   至于宇宙主宰者能否复原，这取决于他们的勇气。
2. This is the first assault on the new world we seek, the first test of our mettle.
   这是对我们所寻求的新世界的第一次攻击，也是对我们勇气的第一次挑战。
3. These were spirited men, men of character and mettle.
   这些都是有骨气的人，有特殊性格和气质的人。
4. These were spirited men, men of character and mettle.
   这些都是有骨气的人，有特殊性格和气质的人。
5. Featuring exhilarating gameplay, stunning visuals and special logic challenges that will test your mental mettle, Enchanted Cavern is a journey the entire family will enjoy!
   游戏会让玩家体验刺激的感受，惊人的视觉效果，以及考验性格的特殊的逻辑挑战，这也是一款全家人都会喜爱的游戏！

经典引文

• We think we know each other's mettle intimately.

  出自： J. Cheever

词汇搭配

• be on one's mettle 鼓起勇气
• put someone on his mettle 考验某人
• be upon one's mettle 奋发
• put sb. on his mettle 激励某人
• set someone on his mettle 考验某人的毅力和勇气...
• show one's mettle 显示自己的气质...
• put someone off his mettle 使某人泄气

近反义词

【近义词】

• courage 勇气
• nerve 神经
• spirit 精神
• pluck 摘
• vigor 活力
• spunk 精神
• stamina 精力
• blood 血
• backbone 脊骨
• confidence 信任
• metal 金属
• constitution 宪法
• bravery 勇敢
• determination 决心
• guts 内脏
• grit 砂砾
• resolve 解决
• valour 英勇
• valor 英勇
• vigour 精力
• heart 心