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spunk

n.精神,勇气,胆量,火星,引火木柴

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courage  grit  mettle  nerve  pluck  spirit  will-power    

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