defy英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A challenge. obsolete

— And, safe intrench'd within, her foes without defies

动词 v.

To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition). transitive

— to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion
To refuse to obey. transitive

— If you defy your teacher you may end up in detention.
To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.

— By tossing this nineteenth electron back and forth between its own orbit and that of its lost companion more than twenty-five thousand times a second, a mutilated stone atom is able partially to defy gravity and thus successfully to ride the emerging streams of light and energy, the sunbeams, to liberty and adventure.
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. obsolete,transitive

— 1603-1625, Beaumont and Fletcher For thee I have defied my constant mistress.

词形变化

defies present,singular,third-person defying participle,present defied participle,past defied past defies plural

词汇关系

衍生词

death-defying defiable defier defy belief defyer redefy undefied

词源

词源 1

From Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin *disfidare (“renounce one's faith”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + fidus (“faithful”). Meaning shifted in the 14th century from "be disloyal" to "challenge". Contrast confide, fidelity, faith.

词源 2

From Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin *disfidare (“renounce one's faith”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + fidus (“faithful”). Meaning shifted in the 14th century from "be disloyal" to "challenge". Contrast confide, fidelity, faith.