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defiantly + verb
放在主要动词前，强调动作的方式或态度。
She defiantly refused to follow the rules.
她挑衅地拒绝遵守规则。
挑衅地；反抗地
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挑衅地；反抗地
in a defiant manner
She defiantly refused to follow the rules.
她挑衅地拒绝遵守规则。
以挑衅的方式。
In a defiant manner.
The student defiantly refused to follow the teacher's instructions.
那名学生挑衅地拒绝听从老师的指示。
She defiantly continued climbing despite the storm.
她不顾暴风雨，倔强地继续攀登。
He defiantly stood his ground against the critics.
他面对批评者，坚定地坚持自己的立场。
放在主要动词前，强调动作的方式或态度。
She defiantly refused to follow the rules.
她挑衅地拒绝遵守规则。
及物动词后先接宾语再接副词，这是方式副词的常见位置。
He answered the question defiantly.
他挑衅地回答了这个问题。
句首作状语时常用逗号隔开，起强调作用。
Defiantly, she crossed her arms and turned away.
她挑衅地交叉双臂，转过身去。
Not this
I will defiantly finish the report on time.
Use this
I will definitely finish the report on time.
defiantly 意为“挑衅地；反抗地”，不表示“肯定；一定”。若想表达“确定无疑地”，应用副词 definitely。二者拼写相近，但意思完全不同，属于常见用词错误。
Not this
She answered the teacher defiant.
Use this
She answered the teacher defiantly.
defiant 是形容词，用于修饰名词；这里需要修饰动词 answered，表示“以反抗的方式回答”，所以必须用副词形式的 defiantly。
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倔强地拒绝
She defiantly refused to answer the question.
她倔强地拒绝回答这个问题。
挑衅地瞪着
He defiantly stared back at his opponent.
他挑衅地回瞪着对手。
公然宣称
They defiantly proclaimed their right to protest.
他们公然宣称自己有权抗议。
拒不理会；故意无视
He defiantly ignored the doctor's advice.
他拒不理会医生的建议。
公然挑战；挑衅地质疑
The student defiantly challenged the professor's conclusion.
那名学生公然质疑教授的结论。
倔强独立的；拒不依附的
The country remained defiantly independent.
这个国家始终保持独立，不屈从于外部压力。
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由 defy（反抗）+ ant + ly 联想：一只蚂蚁 defiantly 仰头反抗踩下来的鞋。
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学描写、新闻报道、日常交流 该词为中性副词，通常用于描述某人以挑衅或反抗的态度做某事，书面语和口语中都较常见。
与 defiantly /dɪˈfaɪəntli/ 真正押韵的词包括 compliantly /kəmˈplaɪəntli/（重音和尾部读音相同）。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词：brilliantly /ˈbrɪljəntli/ 重音在第一音节，-iantly 读作 /jəntli/；reluctantly /rɪˈlʌktəntli/ 和 instantly /ˈɪnstəntli/ 的 -antly 读 /əntli/，不是 /aɪəntli/。
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