gumption meaning in English
n.
1.〔口语〕精明能干，通晓事理。
2.事业心，进取精神。
3.调合颜料的溶剂。
adj.
-less
Examples
- Haven't you any gumption ?
你连一点脑子都没有吗？ - Clearing out the wilderness by the nolachucky river took grit and gumption .
沿诺兰查基河开拓荒野需要的是勇气和本事。 - Dick was always diffident when it came to staff matters, and not been able to summon up the gumption to bang the table .
遇到手下的人事问题时，迪克总是缺乏信心。他不能拿出气概，一锤定音。 - With gumption and innovation , the enterprise develops unceasingly
公司不断开拓、进取、创新。 - Russell , you ' ve got no more gumption than a bump on a log
罗素,你一点进取心也没有,简直和一个二流子没两样