belligerent
/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ (bre, ipa) · /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ (ame, ipa) · /bə-ˈli-jə-rənt -ˈlij-/ (ame, mw) · /bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt/ (bre, ipa) · /bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.ənt/ (ame, ipa)
belligerent — 形容詞
- belligerentpositive
- more belligerentcomparative
- most belligerentsuperlative
1. showing a hostile readiness to argue with people, challenge them, or start a fig
好鬥；挑釁
動不動就想吵或想打的
showing a hostile readiness to argue with people, challenge them, or start a fight.
After one rude comment, Imran became belligerent and banged the table.
一句無禮的話後，Imran 就變得很挑釁，還猛拍桌子。
become belligerent after provocation
The customer grew belligerent when staff refused another refund.
店員拒絕再次退款後，那名顧客的態度變得很挑釁。
grow belligerent in a complaint
By midnight, Christopher sounded belligerent on the phone with police.
到了半夜，Christopher 和警方通話時的語氣變得很挑釁。
Nora gave a belligerent reply and stepped closer to the guard.
Nora 回了句很挑釁的話，還朝警衛又走近了一步。
During the budget meeting, Hamza became belligerent and challenged every suggestion.
在預算會議上，Hamza 變得很挑釁，幾乎每個提議都要頂回去。
- hostile
broader and stronger on bad feeling, not always on arguing
- aggressive
more general and can describe physical or competitive force
- combative
stresses a habit of picking fights or arguments
- confrontational
focuses on openly challenging people face to face
- calm
not acting in an angry or fighting way
- cooperative
willing to work with others instead of challenging them
- peaceful
not wanting conflict or violence
文法句型
become/grow/sound belligerent
belligerent + tone/reply/customer
用法筆記
Often used for a person's tone, behavior, or manner after they feel challenged or frustrated. Distinguish from adjective/2: this sense is about aggressive behavior in an argument, not participation in war.
2. used for a state, army, or side that is already involved in war or armed conflic
交戰中的
正參與戰爭或武裝衝突的
used for a state, army, or side that is already involved in war or armed conflict.
The treaty banned trade with belligerent states during the conflict.
該條約禁止在衝突期間與交戰中的國家進行貿易。
formal use with states in war
Aid ships avoided waters near belligerent forces in the region.
援助船避開了該區域交戰部隊附近的水域。
belligerent + forces
Under the law, no belligerent nation could use the port.
依法，任何交戰中的國家都不得使用那座港口。
Reporters needed special permits to enter belligerent territory by air.
記者若要搭機進入交戰中的領土，必須申請特別許可。
The neutral island refused fuel to belligerent aircraft after sunset.
那座中立島嶼在日落後拒絕為交戰中的飛機補給燃料。
- neutral
not joining either side in a war
- nonaligned
not formally attached to a fighting side or bloc
文法句型
belligerent + state/nation/force
remain belligerent
用法筆記
Mostly found in formal news, legal, and historical writing with nouns like 'state', 'nation', 'power', or 'force'. Distinguish from adjective/1: here the word means involved in war, not merely rude or aggressive.
常見錯誤
belligerent — 名詞
- belligerentsingular
- belligerentsplural
1. one of the sides in a war, whether it is a state, an army, or another fighting g
交戰方
戰爭中其中一個參戰的國家或勢力
one of the sides in a war, whether it is a state, an army, or another fighting group.
Neutral ships were warned not to supply either belligerent.
中立船隻接到警告，不得補給任一交戰方。
either belligerent in legal notices
The agreement required each belligerent to release wounded prisoners.
該協議要求每一個交戰方釋放受傷的俘虜。
each belligerent in treaty language
Journalists interviewed representatives from both belligerents after the ceasefire.
停火後，記者採訪了交戰雙方的代表。
Under the ruling, a belligerent could not seize civilian cargo.
依照該裁定，任何交戰方都不得扣押平民貨物。
The mediator met each belligerent separately before the peace talks.
在和談開始前，調停人分別會見了每一個交戰方。
- combatant
often refers to a fighting person or force rather than the whole side
- warring party
a common legal and diplomatic phrase for one side in a conflict
- adversary
broader and not limited to war
- neutral
a state or side that does not join the fighting
- noncombatant
a person not taking part in the fighting
文法句型
each/either belligerent
both belligerents
用法筆記
Mostly a formal legal or historical term for a state, army, or organized side in a war. Distinguish from everyday words like 'opponent': a belligerent is specifically one side in an armed conflict.