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- hostile and aggressive敌对的, 好战的：
the mood at the meeting was belligerent.
会场笼罩着好战的气氛。
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- engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law交战的, 处于冲突中的。
- a nation or person engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law交战国, 交战方; 战时军人。
派生词
belligerently
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin belligerant- 'waging war'， from the verb belligerare, from bellum 'war'.