mettle
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Someone's mettle is their ability to do something well in difficult circumstances. 魄力[usu poss N]
His first important chance to show his mettle came when he opened the new session of the legislature. 當(dāng)他主持召開新一屆立法會(huì)議的時(shí)候，讓他顯示魄力的第一次重要機(jī)會(huì)來了。
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mettle /?m?t?l/
劍橋詞典
- ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult
精神；勇氣；才能
The team showed /proved its mettle in the final round. 運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)在最后一輪中展現(xiàn)了他們的拼搏精神。
The real test of her political mettle came in the May elections . 五月份的選舉是對(duì)她政治才能的真正考驗(yàn)。