aggression
aggression — 名詞
1. angry feelings or actions, such as shouting, threatening, or hurting someone, th
攻擊性
想傷害或打鬥的言行或情緒
angry feelings or actions, such as shouting, threatening, or hurting someone, that show a person or animal wants to fight or do harm.
Yusuf learned to control his aggression after taking anger management classes.
Yusuf 上完情緒管理課程後，學會控制自己的攻擊性。
control + aggression: managing one's own hostile behaviour
The trainer warned us that the rescue dog might show aggression towards strangers.
訓練師提醒我們，那隻收容所的狗對陌生人可能會展現攻擊性。
show aggression towards + somebody
Bullying, name-calling, and shoving are all forms of aggression in the schoolyard.
霸凌、罵人和推擠，在校園裡都算是攻擊性行為。
Una was shocked by the aggression in her brother's voice during the argument.
在那場爭吵中，Una 被哥哥語氣裡的攻擊性嚇到。
Studies suggest that lack of sleep can increase aggression in young children.
研究指出，睡眠不足可能會讓幼童的攻擊性增加。
- hostility
more about an unfriendly attitude than physical action
- violence
stronger; implies physical force and harm, not just threats
- belligerence
formal; emphasises eagerness to argue or fight
- gentleness
describes a calm, kind manner toward others
- passivity
the opposite tendency: not reacting or fighting back
文法句型
show aggression (towards somebody)
act of aggression
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable in this sense; never use 'an aggression' or 'aggressions'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense covers everyday hostile behaviour by a person or animal, whereas sense 2 refers to a military or political attack.
常見錯誤
2. a violent attack by one country on another, especially when the attacker had not
侵略行為
一國對另一國發動的武力攻擊
a violent attack by one country on another, especially when the attacker had not been threatened first; also used for similar attacks in international politics.
The United Nations condemned the invasion as an act of aggression against a neighbouring state.
聯合國譴責這次入侵是對鄰國的侵略行為。
an act of aggression against + country
After the war, both governments signed a non-aggression treaty along the eastern border.
戰爭結束後，兩國政府沿著東部邊境簽署了互不侵犯條約。
non-aggression treaty / pact
Smaller nations often form alliances to protect themselves from foreign aggression.
小國經常結盟，以保護自己免於外來侵略。
The general insisted that the troop movement was a defence measure, not aggression.
將軍堅稱這次部隊調動是防禦措施，並非侵略。
Historians still debate which country was responsible for the first act of aggression in 1939.
歷史學家至今仍在爭論，1939 年的第一次侵略行為究竟由哪個國家發動。
- defence
actions taken to protect rather than attack
- neutrality
policy of taking no side and launching no attack
文法句型
an act of aggression
aggression against [country]
用法筆記
Used in news, history, and diplomacy. Often appears as 'an act of aggression' (countable) when naming a single attack, and as 'foreign / military aggression' (uncountable) when speaking generally. Subject is normally a country, army, or government, not an ordinary person.