表達(dá) “have it in you” 的意思是 “擁有深藏不露的特殊品質(zhì)或能力”,這種潛質(zhì)通常只在經(jīng)歷困難或考驗?zāi)芰Φ那闆r下才展現(xiàn)出來。其中,“you” 可以用其它人稱代詞替換,“have” 隨主語和時態(tài)而變化。注意,我們經(jīng)常在否定句中使用這個短語來表達(dá)對某人顯示出的品質(zhì)或能力感到驚訝。
Mona's presentation was excellent. She's so shy normally – I didn't know she had it in her!
莫娜的演講報告很精彩。她平時很害羞,我都不知道她還有這么一手!
Your speech at the wedding was hilarious – we didn't know you had it in you to be so funny.
你的婚禮祝詞太有趣了,我們都不知道你這么有幽默細(xì)胞。
He's a very talented musician. He has it in him to succeed.
他是一位非常有才華的音樂家。他有成功的潛質(zhì)。