Word · Frequency #21620
mettle
勇气
the ability to face difficulty or danger with bravery
- 1.
A quality of courage and endurance.
勇气和耐力的品质
- 2.
the courage to carry on
继续前进的勇气
- 3.
Good temperament and character.
良好的性情和品格
耐力；气质；勇气和耐力的品质；继续前进的勇气；良好的性情和品格
In use
The young athlete showed her true mettle by finishing the marathon despite her injury.
It takes a lot of mettle to stand up for your beliefs when others disagree.
The team's mettle was tested during the final match.
prove one's mettle
mettle 常与物主代词连用，表示某人的勇气或耐力。
She proved her mettle by completing the marathon.
她通过完成马拉松证明了自己的勇气。
test one's mettle
The difficult exam tested the students' mettle.
这场困难的考试考验了学生们的耐力。
show one's mettle
Connections
Collocations
- show one's mettle
- 展现某人的勇气与毅力
- The team showed their mettle in the final minutes.球队在最后几分钟展现了勇气与毅力。
- prove one's mettle
- 证明自己的勇气与耐力
- She proved her mettle by finishing the marathon.她跑完马拉松，证明了自己的勇气与耐力。
- test one's mettle
- 考验某人的勇气与耐力
- The tough climb tested their mettle.那次艰难的攀爬考验了他们的勇气与耐力。
- put someone on their mettle
- 激励某人全力以赴
- The competition put the players on their mettle.这次比赛激励了选手们全力以赴。
Idioms & figurative uses
- prove one's mettle
- 证明自己的勇气或能力The marathon will prove his mettle.这场马拉松将证明他的勇气和能力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mettle 与 metal 同音，金属坚固耐磨，联想为勇气和耐力。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、discussions of character under challenge mettle 是比较正式、偏书面的词，通常用于像 prove/show one's mettle 这类表达，指在困难中展现的勇气和耐力；日常口语中不太常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with mettle: the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following /təl/ (or /dəl/ for metal, a homophone of mettle). Watch out for lookalikes like medal and pedal, which have /d/ and may be pronounced like metal/mettle in casual speech but are traditionally /ˈmɛdəl/. Also, battle and bottle look similar but have different vowels, so they do not rhyme.
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