belligerent

• adj. 交戰的；好戰的；交戰國的
• n. 交戰國；參加斗毆的人或集團

詞根bell, 好戰，同Bellona, 司戰女神。ger, 含有，帶來，同ingest, 消化。

belligerent

belligerent: see rebel

belligerent (adj.)

1570s, from Latin belligerantem (nominative belligerans), past participle of belligerare "to wage war," from bellum "war" (see bellicose) + gerere "to bear, to carry" (see gest). The noun meaning "party or nation at war" is from 1811. Related: Belligerently.

1. He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.

他故態復萌，幾乎又像一年前那樣咄咄逼人了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He had a belligerent aspect.

他有種好斗的神色.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Chang Su - su retorted hastily , looking slightly belligerent.

張素素又搶著反駁, 臉色變了.

來自子夜部分

4. Churchill looked belligerent for a moment , then swallowed his pride.

邱吉爾似乎要反唇相譏,但終于忍了下去.

來自辭典例句

5. Dalleson watched him with a puzzled and slightly belligerent expression.

達爾生看他出去,臉上流露出迷惑不解的略有點斗氣似的神情.

來自辭典例句