词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

bellicose 强调形容人或国家具有好战、挑衅或侵略性的倾向,belligerent 则侧重belligerent 指好战的、交战的

使用场景对比

对比方面bellicosebelligerent
核心含义形容人或国家具有好战、挑衅或侵略性的倾向,常用于描述态度或行为。belligerent 指好战的、交战的,常用于描述国家或个人的敌对、挑衅态度,在法律上特指交战方或交战国。
词性形容词形容词、名词
使用语域通常用作定语形容词,修饰名词如态度、言论、政策等,强调主动的挑衅性。belligerent 常作形容词,修饰人或国家,表示好战或敌对状态;也可作名词,指交战方。在句子中多作定语或表语,如 "a belligerent nation" 或 "He became belligerent."

对比例句

bellicose

His bellicose comments during the debate made everyone uncomfortable.

他在辩论中好战的言论让所有人都感到不适。

bellicose

The country's bellicose stance has raised tensions in the region.

该国好战的立场加剧了地区的紧张局势。

belligerent

He got belligerent after a few drinks and started arguing with everyone.

他喝了几杯后变得好斗起来,开始和每个人争吵。

belligerent

The belligerent customer shouted at the staff for no reason.

那个好战的顾客无缘无故地对员工大喊大叫。

常见误用提醒

使用 bellicose:He is very bellicose to fight. → He has a bellicose nature. (错误:'bellicose' 本身已含好战之意,无需再加 'to fight',这会造成语义重复。正确用法应直接描述人或事物的特性。)

使用 bellicose:The bellicose war started last year. → The bellicose nation started the war last year. (错误:'bellicose' 修饰具有好战倾向的主体(如国家、人),而非事件如 'war'。正确用法应说好战的国家发动了战争。)

使用 belligerent:He is very belligerent to help others. → He is very belligerent towards others. (错误在于误用介词 to 表示敌对对象,belligerent 通常搭配 towards 或 with 来指示目标,如 'belligerent towards others' 表示对他人敌对。)