defiant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/    美 /dɪˈfaɪənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who defies opposition.
    — Countries condemning South Africa, Portugal and Rhodesia still find it necessary to trade with these defiants against so-called world opinion.
形容词 adj.
  1. Defying.
    — She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough![…]What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’
  2. Boldly resisting opposition.
    — But the demonstrators remained defiant, pouring into the streets by the thousands and venting their anger over political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the World Cup and the Olympics.

词形变化

more defiant comparative most defiant superlative defiants plural

词汇关系

近义词
dareful rebellious recalcitrant truculent
反义词
docile obedient submissive dominant
衍生词
defiantly defiantness nondefiant oppositional defiant disorder undefiant
相关词
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词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French défiant, from the verb défier. Doublet of diffident. By surface analysis, def(i) + -ant.
词源 2
Borrowed from French défiant, from the verb défier. Doublet of diffident. By surface analysis, def(i) + -ant.
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