spunk

Word family nounspunkiespunkinessspunkadjectivespunky

spunk /spʌŋk/ noun [uncountableU] informal

1 especially American EnglishAmEBRAVE courage 胆量，勇气

She had a lot of spunk.

她很有胆量。

2. British EnglishBrE not politeHBH semen 精液

Examples from the Corpus

spunk• Erma's got a lot of spunk.

Origin spunk

(1700-1800) Probably from spunk “spark” ((16-19 centuries)), from Scottish Gaelic spong “sponge, material for lighting fires”, from Latin spongia; → SPONGE1

单词	spunk
释义	spunk Word family nounspunkiespunkinessspunkadjectivespunky spunk /spʌŋk/ noun [uncountableU] informal 1 especially American EnglishAmEBRAVE courage 胆量，勇气 She had a lot of spunk. 她很有胆量。 2. British EnglishBrE not politeHBH semen 精液 Examples from the Corpus spunk• Erma's got a lot of spunk. Origin spunk (1700-1800) Probably from spunk “spark” ((16-19 centuries)), from Scottish Gaelic spong “sponge, material for lighting fires”, from Latin spongia; → SPONGE1
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