casus belli

短语

n. 宣战的事件, 开战的原因

发音

/ˈkeɪ.səs ˈbɛl.aɪ/
/ˌkɑː-/
/-ˈbɛl.i/

词形变化

casus bellis 复数 casus bellis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act seen as justifying or causing a war; an act of war.

    战争借口

    开战理由

    In ancient times, repeatedly failing to pay tribute by a vassal state was often used as a casus belli by the patron.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

beginning

词源

From Latin cāsus (“occasion”) + bellī (“for war”, literally “of war”).

来源：wiktionary