spunk

• n. 勇気；精神；火種；（スコットランドの）怒り
• vt.勇気を振り絞る
• vi.

語源は不明だが、おそらくスパークから鼻音化したもの。勇気、大胆さに由来する。

spunk (n.)

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.

1. I admired her independ-ence and her spunk .

私は彼女の独立精神と勇気に敬服している。

2.After his death，the soldier was cited for spunk .

その兵士は死後、作戦の勇敢さで表彰された。

3.Show some spunk .Quit pretending you 're being abused.

気前よく！哀れな虫を装うな！

4.I admired her independence and her spunk .

彼女の独立精神と勇気に敬服します。

5.In human reproduction，one female egg is usually fertilized by one spunk .

ヒト生殖の過程で、精子が卵子を受精させる。