bellicose

英 ['belɪkəʊs]美
  • adj. 好战的；好斗的
GRE 畅通词汇

中文词源

bellicose 好战的

来自词根bell, 好战，词源同duel, 决斗。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
他对政府越来越具挑衅性的声明表示担忧。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
他对政府越来越具挑衅性的声明表示担忧。
来自辞典例句
3. The animal was studying him with bellicose curiosity.
这个畜生正在用一种好战的好奇眼光仔细察看着他.
来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
4. His bellicose disposition alienated his friend.
他生性好斗,他的朋友们都疏远了他.
来自辞典例句
5. Faber had imagined them to be young, fit , aggressive and bellicose as well as clever.
在费伯的想象中,他们都是年富力强, 逞能好斗,聪明伶俐的人.
来自辞典例句