combative
英 ['kɒmbətɪv; 'kʌm-]
美 [kəm'bætɪv]
英文詞源
- combative (adj.)
- 1819, from combat + -ive. In 1820s-30s, much associated with phrenology. Related: Combatively; combativeness (1815).
雙語例句
- 1. He conducted the meeting in his usual combative style, refusing to admit any mistakes.
- 他主持會議的時候仍舊顯示出一貫的好辯作風,拒絕承認任何錯誤。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Daniels is at his best when he's cool and direct, rather than combative and polemical.
- 丹尼爾斯冷靜、坦率時狀態最佳;而好鬥、愛辯時則不然。
來自辭典例句
- 3. He is still on the nervous edge of energy, tense, temperish, combative.
- 他仍然處於那種按捺不住的神經質狀態, 緊張, 急躁, 好鬥.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Her indifference aroused perhaps his combative soul.
- 她的冷若冰霜也許激起了他好勝的靈魂.
來自辭典例句
- 5. By nature combative, the secretary of state Alexander Haig nevertheless embodied the national will.
- 美國國務卿黑格盡管生性好鬥, 卻秉承舉國上下的意誌.
來自辭典例句