pugnacious
pugnacious — 形容詞
- pugnaciouspositive
- more pugnaciouscomparative
- most pugnacioussuperlative
1. Someone who is pugnacious tends to start arguments or physical fights very easil
好鬥；好辯
愛爭吵或打架的；攻擊性強的
Someone who is pugnacious tends to start arguments or physical fights very easily, and often behaves in a rude or aggressive way that provokes others.
Jin's pugnacious attitude caused problems at work when he challenged every suggestion his boss made.
Jin 的好鬥態度讓他在工作上惹上麻煩，因為他質疑主管提出的每一個建議。
pugnacious attitude + got into trouble
Adina's pugnacious email surprised her colleagues, who had always known her as calm and polite.
Adina 充滿火藥味的電子郵件語氣讓同事們大吃一驚，他們向來認為她冷靜又有禮。
At the debate, Joaquín became pugnacious and interrupted the other speaker several times.
在辯論會上，Joaquín 變得咄咄逼人，好幾次打斷另一位講者。
Esme's pugnacious remarks during the team meeting made several colleagues leave the room.
Esme 在團隊會議上那些挑釁的發言讓好幾位同事離開了會議室。
Vikram is known for his pugnacious writing, always attacking other authors in his reviews.
Vikram 以好鬥的文風聞名，總是在書評中攻擊其他作者。
- belligerent
More intense and hostile; often implies a nation or group engaged in war, not just a personal trait
- combative
Focuses on physical fighting; less common for verbal arguments
- quarrelsome
Less formal and less intense; mostly about verbal arguments rather than physical fights
- aggressive
Broader and more common; can describe actions, animals, or business tactics, not just argumentative nature
文法句型
pugnacious + noun
be + pugnacious
become + pugnacious
用法筆記
Frequently appears in formal or literary writing to describe a person's character or habitual behaviour rather than a single angry outburst. The tone is strongly negative — stronger than assertive or outspoken.