• n. 勇氣；氣質；耐力

來自metal的拼寫變體。后產生詞義上的差別。

mettle (n.)

1580s, variant spelling of metal, both forms used interchangeably (by Shakespeare and others) in the literal sense and in the figurative one of "stuff of which a person is made" (1550s) until the spellings and senses diverged early 18c.

1. The added competition keeps them on their mettle.

加賽讓他們全力以赴。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The next game will be a real test of their mettle.

下一場比賽就要看他們的拼搏精神了。

來自《權威詞典》

3. When the seas are in turmoil , heroes are on their mettle.

滄海橫流,方顯出英雄本色.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Each and every one of these soldiers has proved his mettle.

這些戰士個個都是好樣的.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. It takes a man of mettle to keep a family safe and comfortable in this troubled world.

在這個動蕩不安的世界，只有勇敢的男人才能給家人帶來安全和舒適。

來自柯林斯例句