grit

Reader's Digest 10月号の記事 'The Nicest Place in America' からの引用です。

Salcedo's father was a member of the Pueblo tribe; his mother, a Yagui. His Coulterville neghbors remind him of the tireless men and women who worked alongside his parents in the California vineyards. "The grit of these people--they're survivors," says Salcedo.

"grit" は以前取り上げていると思ったのですが、記録が無いので今回取り上げます。

・Oxford English Dictionary: the courage and strength of mind that makes it possible for somebody to continue doing something difficult or unpleasant: It takes sheer grit to stand up to a bully like that.
・Collins Dictionary: If someone has grit, they have the determination and courage to continue doing something even though it is very difficult.
You've got to admire her grit.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: courage and determination despite difficulty: It takes true (= real) grit to stand up to a bully.

"grit" は砂粒そして歯を食いしばる意味があるので、それで上記の意味にもなったのでしょうね。