gladiatorial

• 与角斗士或其战斗有关的；常用于比喻描述残酷、竞争激烈或好战的情形。

Relating to gladiators or their combats; often used metaphorically to describe a fierce, competitive, or combative situation.

1. C1formal

   Of or relating to gladiators, their combat, or the arena in which they fought.

   角斗士的

   • The gladiatorial games were a popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome.
   • He studied the gladiatorial combat techniques used in the Colosseum.
   • The museum displayed gladiatorial armor and weapons.

2. Aggressive or competitiveC1formal

   Resembling the fierce, combative, or confrontational nature of gladiatorial contests.

   好斗的或竞争性的

   • The political debate turned into a gladiatorial spectacle.
   • The company's gladiatorial approach to business alienated its partners.
   • Their relationship had a gladiatorial quality, full of conflict and rivalry.

   同义词aggressivebellicosebelligerentcombativecompetitivecontentiousfiercemilitantpugnaciousscrappytruculent

   反义词amicableconciliatorycooperativegentleharmoniouspeaceful