pugnacious

英[pʌɡ'neɪʃəs]美[pʌɡ'neɪʃəs]
  • adj. 好斗的

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自拉丁语pugnus，拳头，来自pungere，刺，击，词源同point，pungent.引申词义好斗的。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 爱争吵的;爱争斗的，好斗的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 爱争吵的;爱争斗的，好斗的

      I found him pugnacious and arrogant.

      我发现他咄咄逼人，傲慢无礼。

    小知识

    Pugnacious means ready for a fight. If you're pugnacious, you might find it hard to make friends. On the other hand, you might be a very successful professional boxer one day.

    Your brother is a pugnacious thug — always ready to use his fists to settle arguments, and he has the strength to do so. That’s the literal sense of pugnacious. You can use pugnacious figuratively, too. When two candidates face off in a debate during a close election, one or the other might be pugnacious. He looks to pick a fight with his opponent and is willing to say almost anything, no matter how outrageous, to make his opponent look bad.

    实用短语

    1. pugnacious collar

      好斗项圈

    2. pugnacious s

      好斗的

    3. pugnacious lips

      好斗嘴唇

    单词用法

    词根词缀
    词根 pugn= to fight 打斗 impugn v. 抨击 im 加以… + pugn 打斗 → 加以打击 → 抨击 pugnacious adj. 好斗的 pugn 打斗 + acious 多…的 → 多打斗的 → 好斗的 repugnance n. 反感 re 相反 + pugn 打斗 + ance 表状态，repugnant的名词 → 反感 repugnant adj. 反感的 re 相反 + pugn 打斗 + ant …的 → 反击 → 反感的

    词根词缀

    词根: pugn

    =fight,表示”打斗”

    • adj.

      expugnable 可突击的,可攻克的

      ex出+pugn打斗+able能……的→能打出去的→可突击的

      pugnacious 好斗的

      pugn打斗+acious多……的→多打斗的

      repugnant 令人厌恶的;不一致的

      re回+pugn打+ant……的→[把人]打回去→[行为]令人厌恶的

    • n.

      repugnance 嫌恶,反感;不一致

      re回+pugn打+ance表名词→[把人]打回去→[行为]令人厌恶

    • v.

      impugn 指责,对…表示怀疑

      im进入+pugn打斗→打进去→抨击

    同义词

    belligerent  /  contentious  /  offensive  /  combative  /  militant  /  combatant

    同根词

    词根：pugnacity

    n.

    pugnacity好斗，好战