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語源

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“to lead, wage, carry on”)).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/

形容詞

belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)

1. Engaged in warfare, warring.
2. Eager to go to war, warlike.
3. Of or pertaining to war.
4. (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
   • 1999 August 5, Jesse Helms, quotee, 1:27 from the start, in USA: CHINA/TAIWAN TENSIONS MOUNTING‎, Associated Press, archived from the original on 31 January 2026‎:

     And I think the facts are that Beijing is a belligerent bully jealous and envious of what Taiwan has accomplished- mainland China- that's what I get out of all of this.

   • 2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times‎:

     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.

5. Acting violently towards others.
6. Uncooperative.

同意語

• (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

反意語

派生語

関連する語

• bellicose
• belligerence
• belligerency

名詞

belligerent (plural belligerents)

1. A state or other armed participant in warfare

   The UN sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.

派生語

• cobelligerent

参考

• warmonger