English Dictionary

belligerent

IPA（発音記号）

/bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/

形容詞

広義

Engaged in warfare, warring. / Eager to go to war, warlike. / Of or pertaining to war. / (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight. / Acting violently towards others. / Uncooperative.

日本語の意味

交戦状態にある、戦争状態にある / 戦争を望む、戦争に熱心な / 戦争に関連する / 攻撃的で、戦闘を好む、戦争的な / 他者に対して暴力的に振る舞う / 非協力的である

The belligerent nations mobilized their fleets at dawn.

交戦中の国々は夜明けに艦隊を動員した。

意味（1）

Engaged in warfare, warring.

意味（2）

Eager to go to war, warlike.

意味（3）

Of or pertaining to war.

意味（4）

(by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

England were not allowed to give their chariot the momentum it had a week ago. It was stopped dead in its tracks by a belligerent Springboks defence that simply refused to yield.

意味（5）

Acting violently towards others.

意味（6）

Uncooperative.

more belligerent （ comparative ）

most belligerent （ superlative ）