gumption
- IPA[ˈɡəm(p)SH(ə)n]
美式
- shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness
noun: gumption
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. informal shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness she had the gumption to put her foot down and head Dan off from those crazy schemes
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- IPA[ˈɡʌm(p)ʃn]
英式
- shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness: the president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job
Oxford Dictionary