| 单词 | valour |
| 释义 | valour (væləʳ ) regional note: in AM, use valor 1. uncountable noun Valour is great bravery, especially in battle. [literary] He was himself decorated for valour in the war. Synonyms: bravery, courage, heroism, spirit 2. discretion is the better part of valour phrase [VERB inflects] If you say discretion is the better part of valour, you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do. Collocations: act of valour The decision almost feels like an act of valour. Times, Sunday Times Selection was based on acts of valour, but the statutes of the order were primarily religious. Times, Sunday Times An ostentatious gewgaw would have distracted attention from the pre-eminent acts of valour that had earned its wearer this new, supreme decoration. Times, Sunday Times Awarded: for acts of valour in peace or war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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