bellicosity
bellicosity — 名詞
1. the quality or habit of acting in an aggressive, argumentative, or warlike manne
好戰；好鬥
喜歡爭吵或發動戰爭的傾向
the quality or habit of acting in an aggressive, argumentative, or warlike manner — a person who is bellicose is quick to threaten or start a fight and often stirs up conflict through their words and behaviour.
The new president's bellicosity alarmed diplomats across Southeast Asia.
新任總統的好戰作風讓東南亞各地的外交官感到不安。
bellicosity + noun possessive: person's + bellicosity
Orla's bellicosity at team meetings made her colleagues reluctant to share ideas.
Orla 在小組會議上好鬥的態度，讓同事不願分享想法。
bellicosity at [event/context]
Kwame's bellicosity during the debate cost his party several undecided voters.
Kwame 在辯論會上的好戰言辭，讓他的政黨失去了幾位游離選民。
bellicosity during [occasion]
Historians trace the kingdom's bellicosity to the drought that destroyed its harvests.
歷史學家將該王國的好戰傾向歸因於摧毀農收的乾旱。
trace + noun + to + cause
The ambassador's bellicosity toward the press damaged relations with the host country.
大使對媒體的好戰態度損害了與地主國的關係。
bellicosity toward + noun phrase
- growing bellicosity
- bellicosity toward / towards
- display (of) bellicosity
- bellicosity in (tone / speech / manner)
- belligerence
more common and slightly broader — can describe any hostile attitude, not just warlike
- pugnacity
emphasises eagerness for a physical fight or argument, often in a personal or sporting context
- truculence
carries a sense of fierce, cruel, or defiant aggressiveness
- peacefulness
a calm, non-aggressive state or manner
- pacifism
a principled opposition to war and violence as a political stance
用法筆記
Frequently used in political or historical analysis to characterise a nation, leader, or policy. Strongly negative connotation — describes not just a willingness to fight but an eagerness to provoke conflict.
常見錯誤
同根字
- bellicose形容詞C1
- bellicosely副詞C2
- belligerent形容詞B2
- belligerence名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- display of bellicosity
- air of bellicosity
- growing bellicosity