詞彙精選：bravery的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
勇敢；勇氣；剛毅
例句：
The bravery would have counted for nothing without the technical backup of ARL.
如果沒有海軍部研究實驗室的技術支持，這一勇敢行爲也就無足輕重了。
例句：
The tourists were totally touched by his bravery.
遊客們全都被他的勇敢行爲感動了。
二、詞義辨析：
courage,bravery,backbone,nerve
這些名詞都可表示“勇氣、膽量”之意。courage普通用詞。指面對危險或困難時無所畏懼的精神和敢於奮鬥的進取心。bravery指在危險中表現出的無所畏懼精神或在逆境中仍能堅持下去的毅力。backbone指性格倔強，意志堅定，有骨氣，有頑強的決心去做某事。nerve側重指面臨危險或在冒險的情況下具有冷靜、清醒的頭腦和堅定無畏的勇氣。
三、參考例句：
The troops' bravery commanded respect.
部隊的勇敢值得尊敬。
He was decorated for bravery in battle.
他因爲作戰英勇而被授予獎章。
She gave me bravery and hope.
她給了我勇氣和希望。
Bravery never goes out of fashion.
勇敢永遠都不會過時。
It is another bravery to face our inescapable nonage.
面對我們不可避免的不成熟也是一種勇敢的表現。
It was an alliance forged in bravery and friendship.
這是一個由勇氣和友誼打造而成的同盟。
His confidence, his manliness and bravery, turn his wit into wisdom.
他的自信、男子氣概和勇敢將他的風趣變爲智慧。
As a reward for his bravery, the soldier was given a gold medal.
爲報答他的勇敢，這個士兵被授於一塊金牌。
They had faced one difficulty after another with bravery and dedication.
他們以無畏和無私奉獻的精神迎接了一個又一個的困難。
His confidence, manliness and bravery have turned his wit into wisdom.
他的自信、男子氣概和勇敢將他的風趣變爲智慧。
