gumption
Common sense, initiative, resourcefulnessCommon sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
» I admire your gumption.
Значение
значений: 3(Ирландия, Британия, неисчисляемое, обычно)Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
Grips, Vernunft
находчивостьnaxodčivostʹ
(США, неисчисляемое, обычно)Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
Biss, Durchhaltevermögen, Unternehmenssinn
(США, неисчисляемое, обычно)Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
Enthusiasmus, Lebenslust
- sound practical judgment
- fortitude and determination
Примеры
предложений: 5I admire your gumption.
He had the gumption to take my car without asking.
I like your gumption, kid.
I had a lot of gumption when I was young, but now it seems to have all petered out.
Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
По значениям 3
Происхождение
Borrowed from Scots gumption (“common sense, shrewdness; drive, initiative”); further etymBorrowed from Scots gumption (“common sense, shrewdness; drive, initiative”); further etymology unknown, possibly connected with Middle English gome (“attention, heed”), from Old Norse gaumr (“attention, heed”), from Proto-Germanic *gaumō. English cognates include gaum (“to comprehend, understand”) and goam (“to recognize, see”).
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Формы
мн. число: gumptions| Ед. число | gumption |
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неисчисляемое
Синонимы
синонимов: 14- sound practical judgment:common sensegood sensehorse sensesensemother wit
- fortitude and determination:backbonegritgutsmoxiesand
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 5Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым