英语词汇“mettle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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. If you have the intellectual mettle to enter a political debate, not only do you know a lot about politics, but you have the spunk to show it off. Metal and mettle were used interchangeably meaning a solid material like gold, and the "stuff a person is made of" until everyone got confused and the words went their separate ways.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

medal / meddle / mettle

Here we have a trio of words that sound the same (at least in American English) but mean very different things: medal, meddle, and mettle.

A medal is a disc made of metal with an inscription or image. It is generally used as an award or a commemoration of an event:

‎Maplewood Officers Receive Medal Of Valor

Special Olympics duo wins gold medal in golf‎

To meddle is to interfere with someone or something:

Belarus will not let any other country meddle in its December presidential election.

Politicians meddle with existing taxation arrangements at their peril.

Finally, mettle is a quality or qualities that help a person in a difficult situation. Those qualities might include courage, ardor, and stamina:

Madison native tests his mettle in "Hell's Kitchen"

Test of mettle: How the Steelers can win without Roethlisberger

‎If you don't speak American English, you might be wondering why mettle makes this list. In American English, when a t appears in an unstressed syllable between two vowels—or between a vowel and an l, as is the case here—that t is said with a flap of the tongue similar to how we say d. Linguists call it a "medial flap." The same thing happens in betting, metal, noted, writing and many other words.

WORD FAMILY

mettle: mettles, mettlesome+/mettlesome: mettlesomeness

USAGE EXAMPLES

Roughly speaking, the “cadets” break into two groups: Some were outdoors types, who said they wanted to test their mettle.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

Still, some want more proof of his mettle after arguably his roughest outing of the season.

Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016)

Instead it will show that the UK is a nation that is now on its mettle.”

The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016)

n the courage to carry on

Syn|Hyper

heart, nerve, spunk

braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

单词	mettle
释义	mettle (once / 2804 pages) n 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. If you have the intellectual mettle to enter a political debate, not only do you know a lot about politics, but you have the spunk to show it off. Metal and mettle were used interchangeably meaning a solid material like gold, and the "stuff a person is made of" until everyone got confused and the words went their separate ways. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS medal / meddle / mettle Here we have a trio of words that sound the same (at least in American English) but mean very different things: medal, meddle, and mettle. A medal is a disc made of metal with an inscription or image. It is generally used as an award or a commemoration of an event: ‎Maplewood Officers Receive Medal Of Valor Special Olympics duo wins gold medal in golf‎ To meddle is to interfere with someone or something: Belarus will not let any other country meddle in its December presidential election. Politicians meddle with existing taxation arrangements at their peril. Finally, mettle is a quality or qualities that help a person in a difficult situation. Those qualities might include courage, ardor, and stamina: Madison native tests his mettle in "Hell's Kitchen" Test of mettle: How the Steelers can win without Roethlisberger ‎If you don't speak American English, you might be wondering why mettle makes this list. In American English, when a t appears in an unstressed syllable between two vowels—or between a vowel and an l, as is the case here—that t is said with a flap of the tongue similar to how we say d. Linguists call it a "medial flap." The same thing happens in betting, metal, noted, writing and many other words. WORD FAMILY mettle: mettles, mettlesome+/mettlesome: mettlesomeness USAGE EXAMPLES Roughly speaking, the “cadets” break into two groups: Some were outdoors types, who said they wanted to test their mettle. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Still, some want more proof of his mettle after arguably his roughest outing of the season. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Instead it will show that the UK is a nation that is now on its mettle.” The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) n the courage to carry on Syn\|Hyper heart, nerve, spunk braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
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