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