derring-do
读音:['deriŋ'du:]
n. 拼命的勇气, 大胆的行为, 蛮勇
例句与用法:
The ginpole is the simplest form of derrick.
起重吊杆是一种最简单的起重机。
The boom of a derrick.
人字形起重机的桁
n.
大胆的行为; 蛮勇[U]
derring-doderring-doD.J.:[deriŋˈdu:]K.K.:[ˌdɛrɪŋˈdu]n.1.翻译:拼命的勇气,大胆的行为,蛮勇
derring-do['deriŋ'du:]n.
1.翻译:大胆行为;匹夫之勇,蛮勇,大胆,英勇
[ˌdɛrɪŋˈduː]
noun
[mass noun](dated or humorous)action displaying heroic courage
(旧 或 幽默)英勇事迹
tales of derring-do.
关于英勇事迹的故事。语源
late 16th cent.: from late Middle English dorryng do 'daring to do', used by Chaucer, and, in a passage by Lydgate based on Chaucer's work, misprinted in 16th-cent. editions as derrynge do; this was misinterpreted by Spenser to mean 'manhood, chivalry', and subsequently taken up and popularized by Sir Walter Scott
derring-do
名词 derring-do:
brave and heroic deeds