| 单词 | courage |
| 释义 | cour·age 1. obsolete < this soft courage makes your followers faint — Shakespeare > 2. obsolete < I'd such a courage to do him good — Shakespeare > 3. obsolete 4. < I would define true courage to be a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger and a mental willingness to endure it — W.T.Sherman > 5. < a courage resting on God — Daniel Defoe > < the courage of his convictions > Synonyms: < courage to fight for our ideals although we are certain they shall never be realized — Paul Eldridge > < courage to act on limited knowledge, courage to make the best of what is here and not whine for more — Robert Frost > mettle suggests an ingrained capacity for meeting strain or difficulty without fear or with fortitude and resilience of spirit or mind < difficulties calculated to test the mettle of even the bravest men > < showed his mettle in two strenuous European campaigns > spirit, like mettle in suggesting a quality of temperament, implies an ability to hold one's own, fight for one's principles, or keep up one's morale when opposed, interfered with, or checked < to show his spirit by fighting to the last ditch > < a man of considerable spirit standing virtually alone in defense of his rights as a citizen > resolution, like courage, implies firmness of spirit but puts stress upon determination to achieve one's end rather than upon the facing of danger without flinching < she sat for twenty minutes or more ere she could summon resolution to go down to the door, her courage being lowered to zero by her physical lassitude — Thomas Hardy > < a man of a strong resolution and a set purpose; a man not desirable to be met rushing down a narrow pass with a gulf on either side, for nothing would turn the man — Charles Dickens > tenacity adds to resolution the idea of stubborn persistence or unwillingness to recognize defeat < all his convictions were strong and he held them with an unswerving tenacity — F.T.Persons > < the roots insinuate themselves into the rocks with such demoniac tenacity that only dynamite will dislodge them permanently — Norman Douglas > |
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