Word · Frequency #21620
mettle
勇气
核心释义
the ability to face difficulty or danger with bravery
- 1.
勇气和耐力的品质
A quality of courage and endurance.
- 2.
继续前进的勇气
the courage to carry on
- 3.
良好的性情和品格
Good temperament and character.
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
用法In use
The young athlete showed her true mettle by finishing the marathon despite her injury.
用法提示：在此句中，mettle 作为名词，意为‘勇气’，指面对困难时的坚韧品质。
It takes a lot of mettle to stand up for your beliefs when others disagree.
用法提示：在此句中，mettle 作为名词，意为‘勇气’，用于描述坚持立场所需的精神力量。
The team's mettle was tested during the final match.
用法提示：在此句中，mettle 作为名词，意为‘毅力、耐力’，指团队在压力下表现出的品质。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mettle 与 metal 同音，金属坚固耐磨，联想为勇气和耐力。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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