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gumption

/ˈɡʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n

noun [mass noun] informal

Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness: the president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job...

They played with the spirit and gumption that made them world champions, resisting all temptation to throw in the towel or play for outright draws.
If Croydon Council hasn't got an accountant in its ranks or a commercially-minded businessman with a sense of gumption, I can provide one.
And then, if you have the imagination and gumption, you can stop just being at the receiving end of news.

Synonyms

initiative, resourcefulness, enterprise, imagination, imaginativeness, ingenuity, inventiveness;

cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, acumen, discernment, understanding, reason, wisdom, sagacity, sense, common sense, wit, mother wit, native wit, native ability, practicality;

spirit, forcefulness, backbone, pluck, mettle, nerve, courage

informal get-up-and-go, grit, spunk, oomph, nous, savvy, horse sense

British informal loaf, common

North American informal smarts

Origin

Early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.

单词	gumption
释义	gumption /ˈɡʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n / noun [mass noun] informal Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness: the president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to* ask for a job... They played with the spirit and gumption that made them world champions, resisting all temptation to throw in the towel or play for outright draws. If Croydon Council hasn't got an accountant in its ranks or a commercially-minded businessman with a sense of gumption, I can provide one. And then, if you have the imagination and gumption, you can stop just being at the receiving end of news. Synonyms initiative, resourcefulness, enterprise, imagination, imaginativeness, ingenuity, inventiveness; cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, acumen, discernment, understanding, reason, wisdom, sagacity, sense, common sense, wit, mother wit, native wit, native ability, practicality; spirit, forcefulness, backbone, pluck, mettle, nerve, courage informal* get-up-and-go, grit, spunk, oomph, nous, savvy, horse sense British informal loaf, common North American informal smarts Origin Early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin. Rhymes assumption, consumption, overconsumption, presumption
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