| 单词 | moxie |
| 释义 | moxie (once / 60303 pages) n If you have moxie, you won’t let a minor setback stop you from trying again, because you’re a determined person who doesn’t give up easily. Moxie describes someone with a fighting spirit. A boxer needs moxie in order to get up after being punched in the face, and a computer programmer who spends years building a video game has a lot of moxie. The word moxie comes from a soft drink named Moxie that tastes like sugary cough medicine and claimed it would “build up your nerve.” Someone who is brave enough to drink an entire can of that curious beverage clearly has moxie. WORD FAMILYmoxie USAGE EXAMPLESIs it maturity — to endure, to survive long stretches of emotional tumult on moxie and sojourns to the gym? Salon(Dec 25, 2016) “He’s got some moxie, got some savvy. … He’s just got that playmaking ability in critical situations.” Washington Times(Dec 02, 2016) UAB showed some moxie in rallying from its big early hole, even the Jayhawks never led by fewer than five the rest of the way. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) n fortitude and determination Syn|Hyper backbone, grit, gumption, guts, sand fortitude strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
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