bellicose

a. 好战的, 好斗的 [法] 好战的

发音

US /ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/
其它
US /ˈbɛləkoʊs/

词形变化

more bellicose 比较级 most bellicose 最高级

别名

bellicous

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.

  2. 2.

    Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

combative battleful

近义相关 1

aggressive

词源

Etymology tree Old Latin duellum Latin bellum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin bellicusder. Latin bellicum signumclip.? Latin bellicum Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Latin bellicosusder. Middle English bellicose English bellicose From Middle English bellicose, from Latin bellicosus.

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