English Dictionary

gumption trap

名詞

くだけた表現

(informal) An event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.

日本語の意味

やる気や情熱を喪失させ、プロジェクトの開始や継続を断念させる原因となる出来事や心の状態 / 意欲を奪い、物事に取り組むエネルギーを失わせる要因 / 積極性を削ぎ、行動をためらわせる動機や環境

When the project's timeline slipped and we got conflicting feedback, the team fell into a gumption trap and stopped making progress.

プロジェクトのスケジュールが遅れ、フィードバックが食い違ったとき、チームはやる気をそぐ落とし穴に陥り、進捗が止まってしまった。

意味（1）

(informal) An event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.

There are hundreds of different kinds of gumption traps, maybe thousands, maybe millions. I have no way of knowing how many I don't know. I know it seems as though I've stumbled into every kind of gumption trap imaginable.

gumption traps （ plural ）