◊ The phrase intestinal fortitude is used informally in U.S. English as a humorous replacement for “guts,” which means “courage.”短语intestinal fortitude用于美国英语,非正式用法,作替代guts的诙谐语,意为“勇气、胆识”。
They accused him of lacking intestinal fortitude. [=of being a coward]他们指责他缺乏胆识。