gumption

英 [ˈɡʌmpʃn]

美 [ˈɡʌmpʃn]

n. 机智; 老练; 精明; 勇气; 胆力; 决心

BNC.42052 / COCA.26054

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT 机智；老练；精明
If someone hasgumption, they are able to think what it would be sensible to do in a particular situation, and they do it.
1. Surely anyone with marketing gumption should be able to sell good books at any time of year.
  无疑，有经营头脑的人在一年的任何时节都应该能够卖掉好书。
N-UNCOUNT 勇气；胆量；魄力
If someone hasthe gumption todo something, they are brave enough to do it.
1. He suspected that deep down, she admired him for having the gumption to disagree with her.
  他认为，在内心深处她十分佩服他有勇气和她唱反调。

noun

fortitude and determination
1. he didn't have the guts to try it
Synonym:backbonegritgutsmoxiesand
sound practical judgment
1. Common sense is not so common
2. he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
3. fortunately she had the good sense to run away
Synonym:common sensegood sensehorse sensesensemother wit

Russell, you've got no more gumption than a bump on a log.
罗素，你一点进取心也没有，简直和一个二流子没两样。
If she'd had any gumption she'd have caught her another man long ago, instead of waiting for Alex to get money enough to marry her.
她要是有点勇气，本来早能够找到别的男人，何必等待亚历克斯攒够了钱再来娶她呢。
You got gumption, but you ain't got no sense.
你够胆量，但是脑子不清醒。
With his gumption he will make a success of himself.
凭他的才干，他将大有作为。
If a chancellor has the gumption and Mr Osborne seems to he can bend the public finances to his will.
如果一个财政大臣够英明，奥斯本看起来挺英明，那么他应该想把公共财政怎么样就怎么样。
The flaw in my character which she had already spotted was lack of "gumption".
在我的性格中，她已经发现的弱点是缺少“进取心”。
I'd never have had the gumption to do what he had done.
我本来完全不会具备那股子精明劲去做他做过的那些事的。
"Now, why didn't I have the gumption to say that?"
“怎的，我为什么就没勇气说这话呢？”
She then went back to Nate after he finally showed some gumption at the ball.
由于奈特在派对上的出色表现，她又回到了他的身边。
It takes gumption to quit a good paying job.
要辞去一个待遇很好的工作需要勇气。