The second explanation is more credible: France, aside from Great Britain, is Europe’s only true military power. It believes that operational military capability is a condition of power – a view that is not shared by the overwhelming majority of European states, which continue to display a collective aversion to war.
第二个解释更加可信一些：除了英国以外，法国是欧洲唯一的真正军事强国。法国相信，展现胜任的军力是实力的表现——对于这一看法，绝大部分欧洲国家都是不认同的，它们对战争持有集体厌恶。