bellicose
英 ['bel?k??s]
美
- adj. 好戰(zhàn)的；好斗的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?bellicosity;
中文詞源
bellicose 好戰(zhàn)的
來自詞根bell, 好戰(zhàn)，詞源同duel, 決斗。
英文詞源
- bellicose
- bellicose: see rebel
- bellicose (adj.)
- early 15c., "warlike," from Latin bellicosus "warlike, valorous, given to fighting," from bellicus "of war," from bellum "war," Old Latin duellum, dvellum, which is of uncertain origin.
雙語例句
- 1. He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
- 他對(duì)政府越來越具挑釁性的聲明表示擔(dān)憂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
- 他對(duì)政府越來越具挑釁性的聲明表示擔(dān)憂。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The animal was studying him with bellicose curiosity.
- 這個(gè)畜生正在用一種好戰(zhàn)的好奇眼光仔細(xì)察看著他.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 熱愛生命
- 4. His bellicose disposition alienated his friend.
- 他生性好斗,他的朋友們都疏遠(yuǎn)了他.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Faber had imagined them to be young, fit , aggressive and bellicose as well as clever.
- 在費(fèi)伯的想象中,他們都是年富力強(qiáng), 逞能好斗,聰明伶俐的人.
來自辭典例句