belligerency

IPA/ˌnɒn.bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ən.si/
IPA/ˌnɑːn.bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.ən.si/

belligerency — 名詞

1. a very aggressive and unfriendly attitude that makes a person or group keen to s

1.名詞C2
釋義

好戰；好鬥

好爭吵、好攻擊的敵對態度

a very aggressive and unfriendly attitude that makes a person or group keen to start fights or arguments

例句

Hugo's belligerency at the meeting shocked his quiet colleagues, who expected a calm discussion.

Hugo 在會議上的好鬥態度，讓原本以為會平靜討論的同事都嚇了一跳。

possessive + belligerency at [event]

The coach's constant belligerency toward referees finally got the whole team banned from the league.

教練不斷對裁判表現出好鬥態度，最後害整隊都被聯盟禁賽。

belligerency toward [people]

同義詞
  • aggressiveness

    general readiness to attack or confront, not always about fighting

  • combativeness

    eagerness to fight or argue, close in meaning

  • hostility

    open unfriendliness, less tied to actual fighting

反義詞

文法句型

belligerency toward + noun

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and formal; often appears with a possessive (someone's belligerency) or with toward naming the target of the hostility.

常見錯誤

❌He is very belligerency.
✅He is very belligerent.
💡belligerency is the noun; use the adjective belligerent to describe a person.

2. a situation in which nations or armed groups are actually fighting one another i

2.名詞C2
釋義

交戰狀態

國家或武裝團體實際交戰的狀態

a situation in which nations or armed groups are actually fighting one another in war

例句

Months of belligerency between the two nations left thousands of families without homes.

兩國之間數月的交戰，讓上千個家庭失去家園。

belligerency between [two parties]

The treaty finally ended years of belligerency along the disputed mountain border.

這紙條約終於結束了沿著爭議山區邊界多年的交戰狀態。

ended + years of belligerency

同義詞
  • warfare

    the ongoing activity of fighting a war

  • hostilities

    acts of war, usually used in the plural

反義詞
  • peace

    the absence of war or fighting

  • ceasefire

    an agreed stop to the fighting

文法句型

a state of belligerency

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the actual armed conflict between groups, not one person's aggressive mood. Often follows 'a state of'.

常見錯誤

❌The two countries had a belligerency.
✅The two countries were in a state of belligerency.
💡the word is usually uncountable, so prefer 'a state of belligerency' over 'a belligerency.'