Word · Frequency #34099
bellicose
好战的;好斗的
核心释义
warlike; aggressively hostile
- 1.
好战的;好斗的;咄咄逼人的。
Warlike or combative in nature; aggressively hostile.
- 2.
好斗的,好战的
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
好战的;好斗的;咄咄逼人的。;好斗的,好战的;好战的;好斗的;[法] 好战的
用法In use
The diplomat tried to calm the bellicose leader, but his threats only grew louder.
用法提示:bellicose 修饰 leader,表示该领导人具有好战倾向。
Her bellicose remarks at the meeting offended many colleagues and created a hostile atmosphere.
用法提示:bellicose 修饰 remarks,形容言论充满挑衅和好斗。
Despite his bellicose appearance, the elderly general was actually a man of peace behind closed doors.
用法提示:bellicose 修饰 appearance,强调外表呈现出的好斗特征。
bellicose young officers
a bellicose + noun
作定语,直接修饰名词,常用来描述言论、态度或风格。
The senator delivered a bellicose speech.
这位参议员发表了一篇好战的演讲。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- belligerent
- 好斗的;敌对好战的 · belligerent 更常用、语域更广,可指人当下的敌对态度或交战国;bellicose 更正式,多指国家、政策或言论中长期尚武好战的倾向。两者描述国家敌对时可重叠,不能绝对区分。
- pugnacious
- 好斗的;爱争吵的 · pugnacious 偏正式,常形容个人爱争吵、爱争斗的性情;bellicose 更强调尚武好战,常用于国家、军事政策或战争言论。形容个人时两者可重叠,但 pugnacious 更突出争辩倾向。
- combative
- 好斗的;好争论的 · combative 可指辩论、体育或审讯中积极好斗、爱争辩的状态,不一定涉及战争;bellicose 的敌对好战意味更强,常带军事或政治色彩。描述争辩风格时两者接近,但 combative 不必然表示尚武。
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