mettlemet•tle /'metl/

n U 勇气；精神；耐力

• a man of mettle 有勇气的人

• He showed his mettle at the crucial moment. 在关键时刻他显示出了他的奋斗精神。

词组be on one's mettle 奋发，鼓起勇气

• We'll be on our mettle in the final. 在决赛中我们要尽最大努力。

put sb. on his mettle 激励某人尽最大努力

• Their success put us on our mettle. 他们的胜利激励我们尽最大努力。