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单词 courageous
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Definition of courageous in English:

courageous

adjective kəˈreɪdʒəskəˈreɪdʒəs
  • Not deterred by danger or pain; brave.

    勇敢的,无畏的

    her courageous human rights work

    她在维护人权方面所做的勇敢工作。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's therefore a mystery how brave, courageous St George ever got to be the patron saint of England.
    • He deserves everything, he was very brave and courageous and I know he would do it all again if he had to.
    • A fearless person could not be courageous, because courage is all about the mind dominating fear.
    • It was certainly the one truly courageous and right act of his premiership, which enters its eighth year in a few months.
    • So every time one sees a bold and courageous man or woman you can be sure that the child in that person is still alive.
    • I strongly suspect he is not deluded, but he is definitely a brave, or at least a courageous, man.
    • It must therefore be courageous and tough about gently easing prices upwards to deliver better margin yield.
    • She wanted to be brave and courageous like the heroes in all the stories she liked to read.
    • Let us stop being economically defensive and start being politically courageous.
    • As he approached the scene, the courageous cop realised the girl had not seen him - and decided to act fast.
    • She felt free and brave and courageous, and she never wanted to stop flying through the air.
    • Its devotees have been courageous, and they have also been treacherous.
    • I thought it was a classic piece of decisive and courageous goalkeeping.
    • He suffered so much, and he was so brave, so courageous to fight it as long as he did.
    • The decision to come out fighting to restore standards in higher education was principled and courageous.
    • He made a courageous come back, only to throw up on stage minutes later - a first in my gig attending experience.
    • You are very brave and courageous people to be over their risking your life for your country.
    • I hope to be half as courageous and full of faith as he was when faced with the end.
    • A mother and her two young sons were pulled from their blazing home by a courageous next-door neighbour.
    • Quite simply, her plight is seen as courageous and worthy of sympathy.
    Synonyms
    brave, plucky, fearless, valiant, valorous, intrepid, heroic, lionhearted, manful, bold, daring, daredevil, adventurous, audacious
    undaunted, unflinching, unshrinking, unafraid, dauntless, indomitable, doughty, mettlesome, venturesome, stout-hearted, stout, spirited, gallant, stalwart, resolute, determined, death-or-glory
    North American rock-ribbed
    informal game, gutsy, spunky, ballsy, have-a-go
    rare venturous

Derivatives

  • courageousness

  • noun
    • I really don't want to dwell on it because I don't want to overshadow the courageousness of the way the team played.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Impulsiveness and courageousness mark your activities this week.
      • He stood for tolerance and mediation, not the courageousness required to face forward.
      • In my 40 years of coaching, I have never seen anything like this sort of courageousness.
      • All the pictures show him with such courage and courageousness.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French corageus, from corage (see courage).

Rhymes

advantageous, contagious, outrageous, rampageous

Definition of courageous in US English:

courageous

adjectivekəˈrājəskəˈreɪdʒəs
  • Not deterred by danger or pain; brave.

    勇敢的,无畏的

    her courageous human rights work

    她在维护人权方面所做的勇敢工作。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I thought it was a classic piece of decisive and courageous goalkeeping.
    • It must therefore be courageous and tough about gently easing prices upwards to deliver better margin yield.
    • Quite simply, her plight is seen as courageous and worthy of sympathy.
    • It's therefore a mystery how brave, courageous St George ever got to be the patron saint of England.
    • He suffered so much, and he was so brave, so courageous to fight it as long as he did.
    • She wanted to be brave and courageous like the heroes in all the stories she liked to read.
    • Its devotees have been courageous, and they have also been treacherous.
    • The decision to come out fighting to restore standards in higher education was principled and courageous.
    • He deserves everything, he was very brave and courageous and I know he would do it all again if he had to.
    • He made a courageous come back, only to throw up on stage minutes later - a first in my gig attending experience.
    • So every time one sees a bold and courageous man or woman you can be sure that the child in that person is still alive.
    • You are very brave and courageous people to be over their risking your life for your country.
    • As he approached the scene, the courageous cop realised the girl had not seen him - and decided to act fast.
    • I hope to be half as courageous and full of faith as he was when faced with the end.
    • It was certainly the one truly courageous and right act of his premiership, which enters its eighth year in a few months.
    • I strongly suspect he is not deluded, but he is definitely a brave, or at least a courageous, man.
    • A fearless person could not be courageous, because courage is all about the mind dominating fear.
    • Let us stop being economically defensive and start being politically courageous.
    • She felt free and brave and courageous, and she never wanted to stop flying through the air.
    • A mother and her two young sons were pulled from their blazing home by a courageous next-door neighbour.
    Synonyms
    brave, plucky, fearless, valiant, valorous, intrepid, heroic, lionhearted, manful, bold, daring, daredevil, adventurous, audacious

Origin

Middle English: from Old French corageus, from corage (see courage).

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