belligerent
Significado: Hostile and aggressive; inclined to or engaged in warfare or conflict. As a noun, a nation or person engaged in war or combat.
Belligerent functions as both an adjective and a noun. As an adjective, it describes combative or aggressively hostile behaviour — a belligerent tone, a belligerent response. As a noun, it has a specific meaning in international law: a belligerent is a state or organised group recognised as being engaged in armed conflict, with corresponding rights and obligations under the laws of war. In everyday journalism, it is most often used to describe individuals or nations displaying threatening hostility. It collocates with 'tone,' 'attitude,' 'behaviour,' 'nation,' and 'party.'
Ejemplos
- The ambassador's belligerent rhetoric at the United Nations alarmed Western diplomats and destabilised ongoing negotiations. 大使在联合国发表的好战言辞令西方外交官深感不安,并动摇了正在进行的谈判。La retórica beligerante del embajador en las Naciones Unidas alarmó a los diplomáticos occidentales y desestabilizó las negociaciones en curso.国連における大使の好戦的な発言は西側外交官を動揺させ、進行中の交渉を不安定化させた。유엔에서의 대사의 호전적인 발언은 서방 외교관들을 동요시키고 진행 중인 협상을 불안정하게 만들었다.
- Witnesses described the defendant as increasingly belligerent in the hours before the altercation. 目击者称被告在争斗发生前的数小时内变得越来越具有攻击性。Los testigos describieron al acusado como cada vez más beligerante en las horas previas al altercado.目撃者たちは、争いが起きる前の数時間で被告がますます攻撃的になっていったと証言した。목격자들은 싸움이 벌어지기 전 몇 시간 동안 피고인이 점점 더 공격적으로 변해갔다고 진술했다.
- Under international humanitarian law, both belligerents are bound by the Geneva Conventions regardless of the legitimacy of their cause. 根据国际人道主义法,交战双方均受日内瓦公约约束,不论其事业的合法性如何。En virtud del Derecho internacional humanitario, ambos beligerantes están obligados por los Convenios de Ginebra con independencia de la legitimidad de su causa.国際人道法の下では、その大義の正当性にかかわらず、両交戦当事国はジュネーヴ諸条約に拘束される。국제 인도법 하에서 양측 교전 당사국은 그 대의의 정당성과 관계없이 제네바 협약의 적용을 받는다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, general
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin belligerant- (waging war), from belligerare, combining bellum (war) and gerere (to wage, carry on). Entered English in the 16th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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