belligerence
noun [ U ] uk/bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.əns/ us/bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.əns/ (also belligerency, uk/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.rən.si/ us/bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.ən.si/)
disapproving好斗的态度
the wish to fight or argue
I can't stand his belligerence. 我受不了他那好斗的态度。
She said, with a trace of belligerence, "I'm afraid you'll be wasting your time with me". 她带着一丝挑衅的口气说：“恐怕你是在我身上浪费时间。”
formal好战;参战
the act of starting or fighting a war
A spike in global oil prices could be caused by one country's belligerence. 一国的好战行为可能导致全球油价飙升。
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- Battling families often take pride in the belligerence of their youths.
- He is a blowhard whose belligerence masks personal pain.
- When belligerence and hostility become the favorite form of political entertainment, no good can come of it.
- Terrorism is a new and unprecedented form of belligerence, a new form of war.