bellicosity
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˌbel.ɪ.ˈkɒs.ə.ti/ us/ˌbel.ɪ.ˈkɑː.sə.t̬i/
好斗;好战
the behaviour or manner of someone who wants to fight or start a war
The senator brought his trademark bellicosity to his press conference in the Capitol. 这位参议员在国会大厦举行的新闻发布会上表现出了他标志性的好战态度。
Few people would talk to him about his frightening bellicosity. 很少有人愿意和他谈他那让人害怕的好斗行为。
See: bellicose
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- Lawmakers openly bemoan the governor's bellicosity.
- The administration has not toned down the level of its bellicosity.
- They were naive, simplistic, and blinded by their own bellicosity.