• adj. 交戰(zhàn)的；好戰(zhàn)的；交戰(zhàn)國(guó)的
• n. 交戰(zhàn)國(guó)；參加斗毆的人或集團(tuán)

詞根bell, 好戰(zhàn)，同Bellona, 司戰(zhàn)女神。ger, 含有，帶來(lái)，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(tài)復(fù)萌，幾乎又像一年前那樣咄咄逼人了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He had a belligerent aspect.

他有種好斗的神色.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(lái)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(lái)自辭典例句

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

達(dá)爾生看他出去,臉上流露出迷惑不解的略有點(diǎn)斗氣似的神情.

來(lái)自辭典例句