1530s, "a spark," Scottish, from Gaelic spong "tinder, pith, sponge," from Latin spongia (see sponge (n.)). The sense of "courage, pluck, mettle" is first attested 1773. A similar sense evolution took place in cognate Irish sponnc "sponge, tinder, spark; courage, spunk." Vulgar slang sense of "seminal fluid" is recorded from c. 1888.
实用例句
1. I admired her independ-ence and her spunk.
我敬佩她的独立精神和勇气。来自柯林斯例句
2. After his death, the soldier was cited for spunk.
那位士兵死后因作战勇敢而受到表彰.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Show some spunk . Quit pretending you're being abused.
慷慷慨慨! 甭装可怜虫!来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. I admired her independence and her spunk.
我敬佩她的独立精神和勇气。来自辞典例句
5. In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one spunk.
