aggressiveness 音标拼音: [əgr'ɛsɪvnəs]
n . 侵略;攻势
侵略;攻势
aggressiveness n 1 :
the quality of being bold and enterprising 2 :
a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack [
synonym :
{
aggression }, {
aggressiveness }]
3 :
a natural disposition to be hostile [
synonym : {
aggressiveness },
{
belligerence }, {
pugnacity }]
Aggressive \
Ag *
gres "
sive \,
a . [
Cf .
F .
agressif .]
1 .
Tending or disposed to aggress ;
having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one '
s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others '
needs or desires ;
characterized by aggression ;
making assaults ;
unjustly attacking ;
as ,
an aggressive policy ,
war ,
person ,
nation ;
an aggressive businessman ;
an aggressive basketball player ;
he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions ;
aggressive drivers .
Opposite of {
unaggressive }.
[
1913 Webster WordNet 1 .
5 ]
No aggressive movement was made . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Marked by self -
confident ambition ,
vigorous competitiveness ,
energy and initiative ;
as ,
an aggressive young executive .
Syn :
enterprising ,
pushful ,
pushing ,
pushy [
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 . (
Med .,
Biol .)
Tending to grow or spread quickly ;
as ,
an aggressive tumor . [
Narrower terms : {
invasive (
vs .
noninvasive ) ] --
AS Syn :
fast -
growing (
prenominal )
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
4 .
Tending to initiate unprovoked attacks ;
initiating unprovoked military action ;
eager to fight ;
as ,
aggressive acts against another country .
Syn :
belligerent .
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WordNet 1 .
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Note :
Narrower related terms : {
bellicose ,
combative ,
pugnacious ,
scrappy ,
truculent ; {
hard -
hitting ,
high -
pressure ; {
hostile } (
used of attempts to buy or take control of a business : "
hostile takeover ";
"
hostile tender offer "); {
predatory ,
rapacious ,
raptorial ,
ravening ,
vulturine ,
vulturous .
See also :
assertive ,
hostile ,
offensive .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ] -- {
Ag *
gres "
sive *
ly },
adv . --
{
Ag *
gres "
sive *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
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