pugnacious
pugnacious
[pʌgˈneɪʃəs]
adjective
pugnaciously
adverb
pugnacity
noun
语源
[pʌgˈneɪʃəs]
adjective
- eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
好争吵的；好斗的；好战的
the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing politicians.
右翼政客越来越好斗的行径。
■having the appearance of a willing fighter
显得好斗的
the set of her pugnacious jaw.
她那好斗的翘起下巴。
pugnaciously
adverb
pugnacity
noun
语源
- mid 17th cent.: from Latin pugnax, pugnac- (from pugnare 'to fight', from pugnus 'fist') + -ious
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