dauntlessness(名词):无畏;不屈不挠的勇气,指在危险、困难或压力面前不被吓倒的品质。(也可泛指“大胆、勇敢”的气质。)
/ˈdɔːntləsnəs/
Her dauntlessness helped her speak up even when everyone disagreed.
她的无畏让她即使在所有人都反对时也敢于发声。
In the face of censorship and threats, the journalist’s dauntlessness became a quiet form of resistance that inspired others to act.
面对审查与威胁,这位记者的无畏成了一种安静的抵抗形式,激励他人采取行动。
dauntlessness 来自形容词 dauntless(“不畏惧的”)+ 名词后缀 -ness(表示“性质、状态”)。dauntless 源于 daunt(“使胆怯;威吓”),其更早的来源与古法语/拉丁语中“驯服、压制”的词根有关,因此 daunt-less 字面意思就是“无法被吓倒的”。