单词	truculent
释义	truculenttruc‧u‧lent /ˈtrʌkjələnt/ adjective literary Word Origin WORD ORIGINtruculent Origin: 1500-1600 Latin truculentus, from trux ‘fierce’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The National Assembly was being truculent over the budget proposals. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He still took care to be rude and truculent at school to keep up appearances, but the old venom had faded. It was also in the Celtic countries that Romanization celebrated its most truculent triumph. Managers of existing systems reacted to these proposals with truculent hostility. Mr Sylvester, regarding Nails, would have described him as truculent and downright unattractive. No-Eyes, bored and truculent, saw the very same things but saw them as boring and limited. No sign of a truculent Grimsby or a pugnacious Pontefract yet, but I wouldn't hold your breath. The company had weathered intemperate climates, truculent soldiers, and cat-sized rats in one place they stayed along the tour. This was particularly obnoxious to the truculent Arista. bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people SYN  awkward:  a truculent attitude—truculently adverb—truculence noun [uncountable]
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