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mettle    音标拼音: [m'ɛtəl]
n. 勇气,气质,气概

勇气,气质,气概

mettle
n 1: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk";
"you haven't got the heart for baseball" [synonym: {heart},
{mettle}, {nerve}, {spunk}]

Mettle \Met"tle\, n. [E. metal, used in a tropical sense in
allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. See
{Metal}.]
Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards
honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; --
usually in a good sense; as, to test a person's mettle.
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A certain critical hour which shall . . . try what
mettle his heart is made of. --South.
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Gentlemen of brave mettle. --Shak.
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The winged courser, like a generous horse,
Shows most true mettle when you check his course.
--Pope.
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{To put one one's mettle}, to cause or incite one to use
one's best efforts.
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92 Moby Thesaurus words for "mettle":
activity, animation, animus, aptitude, ardor, backbone, bent, bias,
bottom, brio, briskness, cast, character, chutzpah, constitution,
courage, dauntlessness, diathesis, disposition, eccentricity, elan,
enthusiasm, gameness, glow, grain, grit, gusto, guts, gutsiness,
guttiness, heart, heart of oak, idiosyncrasy, impetuosity, impetus,
inclination, individualism, intestinal fortitude, joie de vivre,
kidney, leaning, life, liveliness, lustiness, make, makeup,
mental set, mettlesomeness, mind, mind-set, mold, moxie, nature,
nerve, perkiness, pertness, pith, pluck, pluckiness, predilection,
predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, resolution,
robustness, set, slant, spirit, spiritedness, spunk, spunkiness,
stamina, stamp, stout heart, strain, streak, stripe, temper,
temperament, tendency, toughness, true grit, turn, turn of mind,
twist, type, vivacity, warmth, warp, zest, zestfulness


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  • METTLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    Originally, mettle was simply a variant spelling of the word metal (which dates to at least the 13th century), and it was used in all of the same senses as its metallic relative Over time, however, mettle came to be used mainly in figurative senses referring to the quality of someone's character
  • Mettle — Meaning, Examples, and How to Use It Correctly
    Mettle is a noun that refers to a person’s ability to handle difficult situations with courage and resilience It’s about inner strength—the spirit that pushes someone to persevere, especially during tough times
  • METTLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Idiom on your mettle (Definition of mettle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
  • METTLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Explanation Mettle is the courage to carry on If someone wants to "test your mettle," they want to see if you have the heart to follow through when the going gets tough Having the mettle to do something means you have guts In short, you're a pretty impressive person
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    Mercer | Mettl's platform and the science behind it are highly intuitive and systematic for the test-takers Customized assessments, how data is aggregated, and how you can download insightful reports directly from the system - stood out for us from Lead, Early Career Development Campus Employer Branding Reckitt Benckiser
  • Mettle - definition of mettle by The Free Dictionary
    n The ability to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances; determination or resolve: a race that tested the best runners' mettle
  • METTLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    Idiom on your mettle (Definition of mettle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)





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