【每日一词】moxie - /'mɑksi/ n. 精力;勇气,胆量;（北美,非正式）人格力量,决断力,魄力;知识,技巧。

Definition:

1: ENERGY, PEP // woke up full of moxie

2: COURAGE, DETERMINATION

it takes … moxie to pull up roots and go to a land where the culture and probably the language are totally foreign —M. J. McClary

3: KNOW-HOW // was impressed with his musical moxie and hired him as a solo

Synonyms

chops，experience，expertise，know-how，proficiency，savvy，skills

Examples of moxie in a Sentence

He showed a lot of moxie in questioning the policy.

it was old-fashioned military moxie that got medical supplies to the disaster site in record time

Recent Examples on the Web

Maurice first saw the true glimpse of Lundell’s moxie during the Panthers’ second-round series last postseason against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024

That kind of the veteran kind of veteran moxie on the mound, nothing really fazes him.

—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024

双语例句

Come on. Show some moxie!

来吧，拿出点勇气来！

But at the time, I certainly had plenty of moxie.

不过当时，我无疑勇气可佳。

In the museum, we saw the famous Moxie double-edged sword.

在博物馆里，我们看见了那柄有名的莫邪宝剑。