derring-do

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː/    美 /ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Valiant deeds in desperate times. uncountable
    — With a cry of sheer derring-do, the climber leapt across the chasm.
  2. Brave and adventurous (albeit often reckless) actions. uncountable
    — Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.

词汇关系

衍生词
derring-doery

词源

From Middle English daring (to) do, misinterpreted as a noun by Edmund Spenser.
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