truculence
truculence — 名詞
1. a way of speaking or behaving that is openly hostile and seems ready to start a
敵對；挑釁
言行帶怒氣並愛挑起爭執
a way of speaking or behaving that is openly hostile and seems ready to start a quarrel
The mayor's truculence turned a short meeting into a shouting match.
市長那股敵對又挑釁的態度，讓原本短短的會議變成了一場對罵。
truculence turned a meeting hostile
After the loss, Gabriel answered every question with weary truculence.
輸球後，Gabriel 回答每個問題時都帶著疲憊的敵對口氣。
with truculence
Ava's truculence at the ticket desk made other passengers step back in silence.
Ava 在售票窗口那種挑釁態度，讓其他乘客都安靜地退開了。
Months of online abuse slowly pushed the debate toward open truculence.
幾個月的網路辱罵，慢慢把這場辯論推向公開的敵對姿態。
By noon, the manager's usual smile had hardened into open truculence.
到了中午，經理平常的笑容已經變成公開的挑釁神情。
- belligerence
stronger and more openly ready for a fight, especially in public conflict
- hostility
broader and can describe cold dislike without open argument
- aggressiveness
can include physical or strategic force, not just challenging speech
- civility
polite behaviour that keeps disagreement controlled
- conciliation
active effort to calm conflict and restore agreement
文法句型
show truculence
with truculence
用法筆記
Often used in formal writing about a person's tone, reply, or public behaviour when it sounds ready for a quarrel.