belligerent
英 [bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt]
美 [bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.ənt]
- adj. 交战的;好战的;交战国的
- n. 交战国;参加斗殴的人或集团
1、belli- + ger- + -ent.
2、处于、酝酿、产生、进行、带来战争。
belligerent 好斗的词根bell, 好战,同Bellona, 司战女神。ger, 含有,带来,同ingest, 消化。
- belligerent
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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.
- 他故态复萌,几乎又像一年前那样咄咄逼人了。
- 2. He had a belligerent aspect.
- 他有种好斗的神色.
- 3. Chang Su - su retorted hastily , looking slightly belligerent.
- 张素素又抢着反驳, 脸色变了.
- 4. Churchill looked belligerent for a moment , then swallowed his pride.
- 邱吉尔似乎要反唇相讥,但终于忍了下去.
- 5. Dalleson watched him with a puzzled and slightly belligerent expression.
- 达尔生看他出去,脸上流露出迷惑不解的略有点斗气似的神情.