be made of sterner stuff

to have a strong character and be more determined than other people to succeed in a difficult situation 〔遇到困难时〕具有坚强的性格，有坚定的决心

Ann, made of sterner stuff than I, refused all offers of help.

安比我性格坚强，她拒绝一切帮助。

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be made of sterner stuff• But Bastide was made of sterner stuff.• But it seems to us that hypocrisy should be made of sterner stuff.• In the years separating the two Great Wars women were made of sterner stuff.• Miller seemed about to choke on his drink, but Floyd was made of sterner stuff.• The visitors seem to be made of sterner stuff.• This time, however, the opposition was made of sterner stuff.• The female characters, too, are made of sterner stuff than the quick-witted schemers of Figaro.

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