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gumption

noun
🔊/ˈɡʌmpʃn/
🔊/ˈɡʌmpʃn/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. the intelligence needed to know what to do in a particular situation机智；老练；精明
    • He didn’t have the gumption to keep his mouth shut.他没有闭嘴的勇气。
  2. courage and strength of mind勇气；胆力；决心
    • She won’t tell him because she hasn’t got the gumption.她不会告诉他，因为她还没有这个脾气。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    3. Word Originearly 18th cent. (originally Scots): of unknown origin.