| 单词 | mettle |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['met(ə)l] |
| 解释 | n.勇气，斗志 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 勇气，斗志(courage and fortitude) 【记】 可能来自metal(金属) ，有着钢铁的特征→ 勇气 【例】 The runner fell and hurt his knee, but he showed his mettle by continuing in the race. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 勇气 【记】读: 埋头－有埋头苦干的勇气 【类】insight: discern = mettle: endure 有洞察力的人洞悉 = 有勇气的人忍耐 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自metal 金属般的勇气；mental 精神 |
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