1580s, variant spelling of metal, both forms used interchangeably (by Shakespeare and others) in the literal sense and in the figurative one of "stuff of which a person is made" (1550s) until the spellings and senses diverged early 18c.
雙語例句
1. The added competition keeps them on their mettle.
加賽讓他們全力以赴。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The next game will be a real test of their mettle.
下一場比賽就要看他們的拼搏精神了。
來自《權威詞典》
3. When the seas are in turmoil , heroes are on their mettle.
滄海橫流,方顯出英雄本色.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Each and every one of these soldiers has proved his mettle.
這些戰士個個都是好樣的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. It takes a man of mettle to keep a family safe and comfortable in this troubled world.