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单词 pugnacity
释义 pug·nac·i·ty
\ˌpəgˈnasəd.ē, -sətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin pugnacitas, from pugnac-, pugnax + -itas -ity
: fighting instinct : ready response to challenge : courage, aggressiveness, truculence
 < some children … seem to be born fighting and never wish to repudiate their native pugnacity — Margaret Hay >
 < retain … the pugnacity developed in their struggle for full civil status — William Petersen >
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