gumption

英 [ˈɡʌmpʃn]

美 [ˈɡʌmpʃn]

n.  机智; 老练; 精明; 勇气; 胆力; 决心

法律

BNC.42052 / COCA.26054

牛津词典

noun

• 机智；老练；精明
  the intelligence needed to know what to do in a particular situation
• 勇气；胆力；决心
  courage and determination

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

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

双语例句

• 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。
• I wish I had a glass of beer; but I can't get up the gumption to go down to the village an'get it.
  天呐，我真想喝一杯啤酒，可又鼓不起劲下村子里去。
• I've never had the gumption to try it, I have to admit.
  不得不承认我可没有胆量去尝试。
• Yet koutoulas, 30, may be one of the only former customers of MF global, the now-defunct futures brokerage house, with the gumption to publicly object to the way they are being treated.
  然而，在如今已解散的期货经纪公司明富环球（MFGlobal）的前客户中，30岁的库图拉斯或许是少数几位敢于公开抗议他们目前所受待遇的“勇士”之一。
• "But& well, Hugh has n't got much gumption or else he'd make a success of his kindling."
  “不过&嗯，休没有多大气力，要不然他的柴火生意是会成功的。”
• From the results of the survey analysis, clinical nurses to become specialist nurse and clinical nurse specialists is much higher than the proportion of real need, show that clinical nursing staff with strong gumption, desire for career development.
  从调查结果分析，临床护士渴望成为专科护士与临床护理专家的比例远远高于现实需要，说明临床护理人员具有较强的进取心，渴望职业的发展。
• With his gumption he will make a success of himself.
  凭他的才干，他将大有作为。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。