英语词汇“to show one's mettle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. to show one's mettle and variants: to demonstrate one's true nature; esp. to show spirit or courage.

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a1625 J. Fletcher Monsieur Thomas (1639) iii. ii. sig. G3^v When did he ride abroad since he came over? What Tavern has he us'd to? What things done That shewes a man, and mettle?]

1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B^v Then she shewes the metall she is made of.

1696 T. Southerne Oroonoko Prol. Tis not enough to have a Horse well bred, To shew his Mettle, he must be well fed.

1766 A. Nicol Poems Several Subj. 118 His kyte was so cram'd with his victual, At present he could not well show him his mettle.

1854 W. E. Aytoun Firmilian iii. 44 Now you have shown your mettle, I regard you More than I did before.

1897 Gen. H. Porter in Cent. Mag. June 206 It showed the mettle of which he was made.

1955 G. Gorer Exploring Eng. Char. ii. 13 A proper man was mettlesome, and he showed his mettle by the readiness with which he responded to, or provoked, a fight.

1988 Coarse Fishing Handbk. June–July 27/2 He soon showed his metal.

1996 E. Lovelace Salt ii. 18 The very men who knew there was no profit to them in doing more than a day's work felt the need at least to show their own mettle.

单词	to show one's mettle
释义	> as lemmas to show one's mettle P2. to show one's mettle and variants: to demonstrate one's true nature; esp. to show spirit or courage. ΚΠ a1625 J. Fletcher Monsieur Thomas (1639) iii. ii. sig. G3^v When did he ride abroad since he came over? What Tavern has he us'd to? What things done That shewes a man, and mettle?] 1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B^v Then she shewes the metall she is made of. 1696 T. Southerne Oroonoko Prol. Tis not enough to have a Horse well bred, To shew his Mettle, he must be well fed. 1766 A. Nicol Poems Several Subj. 118 His kyte was so cram'd with his victual, At present he could not well show him his mettle. 1854 W. E. Aytoun Firmilian iii. 44 Now you have shown your mettle, I regard you More than I did before. 1897 Gen. H. Porter in Cent. Mag. June 206 It showed the mettle of which he was made. 1955 G. Gorer Exploring Eng. Char. ii. 13 A proper man was mettlesome, and he showed his mettle by the readiness with which he responded to, or provoked, a fight. 1988 Coarse Fishing Handbk. June–July 27/2 He soon showed his metal. 1996 E. Lovelace Salt ii. 18 The very men who knew there was no profit to them in doing more than a day's work felt the need at least to show their own mettle. extracted from mettlen.adj. < as lemmas
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