spunk
n.精神,勇气,胆量,火星,引火木柴
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spunk
/spʌŋk; spʌŋk/
n [U]
1 (dated infml 旧, 口) courage; spirit 勇气; 胆量; 活力.
2 (Brit sl 俚) semen 精液; .
spunk
n[U]informal[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Probably from spunk
'spark' (16-19 centuries), from
Scottish Gaelic spong
'sponge, material for lighting fires', from
Latin spongia;
SPONGE1]
especially AmE courage
She had a lot of spunk.BrE not politesemen