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defiances
蔑视；挑战；违抗
defiances is the plural of defiance.
核心释义
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; a hostile challenge; a defiant act
- 1.
反抗的情绪或精神。
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
- 2.
公然反抗或无视权威、反对或权力；拒不屈服。
Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
- 3.
挑战的态度或行为；挑衅。
A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.
反抗的情绪或精神。；公然反抗或无视权威、反对或权力；拒不屈服。；挑战的态度或行为；挑衅。；蔑视；挑战；[法] 挑战
用法In use
Her defiance of the rules led to consequences.
用法提示：defiance 表示对规则的公然违抗态度。
The protest was an act of defiance against the government.
用法提示：defiance 表示挑战权威的行为。
He shouted in defiance as he was dragged away.
用法提示：defiance 表示以行动表达反抗。
defiance of sth
His defiance of the rules was punished.
他对规则的蔑视受到了惩罚。
in defiance of sth
She acted in defiance of orders.
她违抗命令行事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in defiance of
- 无视，不顾
- He continued to smoke in defiance of the no-smoking signs.他无视禁烟标志，继续吸烟。
- act of defiance
- 反抗行为
- Her protest was an act of defiance against the government.她的抗议是对政府的一种反抗行为。
- show defiance
- 表现出蔑视
- The teenager showed defiance by refusing to apologize.那个青少年拒绝道歉，表现出蔑视。
- defiant attitude
- 挑衅态度
- His defiant attitude got him into trouble with the teacher.他的挑衅态度给他带来了老师的麻烦。
- expression of defiance
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
defiance = defy（违抗）+ -ance（名词后缀），联想：面对命令，他昂首挺胸，眼神中充满蔑视与挑战。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式场合、文学作品、法律语境、日常对抗描述 defiance多用于正式或文学语境，表示公然的对抗或蔑视，在法律或政治描述中也很常见；在日常口语中亦可使用，但语气较强。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词，但有时可作可数名词表示‘反抗的行为’
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'defiance' (stressed vowel /aɪ/ + /əns/). Note that some other -iance words like 'variance' (/ˈvɛəriəns/) have a different stressed vowel and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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