单词 | belligerent |
释义 | belligerent[bi'lidʒərənt]a. 好战的, 交战的, 交战国的【法】 交战一方, 交战国, 交战集团 belligerent bel.lig.er.ent AHD: [b…-l¹j“…r-…nt] D.J. [b*6l!d9*r*nt]K.K. [b*6l!d9*r*nt]adj.(形容词)1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.好战的:倾向于或渴望战斗的;敌对的或爱寻衅的2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.交战的:战争的、关于或陷入交战中的n.(名词)One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.交战者:敌对的或爱寻衅的人或一方,尤指参与战争者语源:1. Latin belliger³ns belligerant- [present participle of] belliger³re [to wage war] 拉丁语 belliger³ns belligerant- [] belliger³re的现在分词 [进行战争] 2. from belliger [warlike] 源自 belliger [好战的] 3. bellum [war] bellum [战争] 4. gerere [to make] gerere [制造] 继承用法:bellig“erently adv.(副词)参考词汇:1. belligerent,bellicose,pugnacious,contentious,quarrelsome2. These adjectives are compared as they mean having or showing an eagerness to fight.这些形容词用来比喻具有或显示了对战斗的渴望。3. Belligerent may specify actual engagement in combat ( Belligerent 可以特指确实参与在战斗中( A belligerent reporter badgered the President for the facts). 一名好寻衅的记者就一些事实纠缠总统)。 4. Bellicose and pugnacious suggest a natural disposition to fight: Bellicose A retired litigator misses the challenge to her pugnacious intellect.一位退休的诉讼人怀念对其好斗才智的挑战。5. Contentious implies chronic argumentativeness: Contentious 意指惯常的好争辩: “His style has been described variously as abrasive and contentious, overbearing and pompous” (Victor Merina).“他的风格有时被描述为令人讨厌和好争论的,有时又被形容为傲慢和自负的” (维克多·梅里纳)。6. Quarrelsome suggests bad temper and a perverse readiness to bicker and quarrel: Quarrelsome 意指坏脾气和对争论或争吵具有违反常情的机敏: “On the days they worked they were good-natured and cheerful, and . . . they spent the evening jollily; but on our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome” (Benjamin Franklin).“工作的日子他们脾气又好,又愉快,并且…快乐地度过夜晚;但当闲暇时,他们捣乱造反,喜好争吵” (本杰明·弗兰克林) |
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