bel·lig·er·ent
adjective/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/
/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/
- aggressive and unfriendly
synonym hostile好斗的;寻衅的;挑衅的 - a belligerent attitude
寻衅的态度 - He is always very belligerent towards me.
他对我总是非常好斗。
- a belligerent attitude
- [only before noun] (formal) (of a country) fighting a war
参战的;交战的 - the belligerent countries/states/nations
交战各国
- the belligerent countries/states/nations
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin belligerant- ‘waging war’, from the verb belligerare, from bellum ‘war’.