单词 | defy |
释义 | defy[di'fai]vt. 藐视, 挑衅, 使落空n. 挑战【法】 违抗, 公然反抗, 不服从相关词组:defy sb to do defy de.fy AHD: [d¹-fº“] D.J. [d!6fa!]K.K. [d!6fa!]v.tr.(及物动词) de.fied,de.fy.ing,de.fies 1. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance:反抗,违抗:公然反对或违抗:defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.笔直地向前航行,强行通过那些封锁物2. To refuse to submit to or cooperate with:不服从,不合作:拒绝屈服…,或拒绝与…合作:defied the court order by leaving the country; played his trumpet past midnight, defying the neighbors.以出国逃避法院程序;整夜吹他的喇叭,不理会邻居3. To be unaffected by; resist or withstand:不影响,不为所动:不受…的影响;经受得住或顶得住:“So the plague defied all medicines”(&b{Daniel Defoe})“所有药物都无法治愈的瘟疫”(丹尼尔·迪福)4. To challenge or dare (someone) to do something:刺激:挑起或激起(某人)做某事:She defied her accusers to prove their charges.她激自己的指控者证实他们的指控语源:1. Middle English defien 中古英语 defien 2. from Old French desfier 源自 古法语 desfier 3. from Vulgar Latin *disf&9{ºd³re} 源自 俗拉丁语 *disf&9{ºd³re} 4. Latin dis- [dis-] 拉丁语 dis- [前缀,表示“否定”] 5. Latin f&9{ºdus} [faithful] * see bheidh- 拉丁语 f&9{ºdus} [忠诚的] *参见 bheidh- 参考词汇:1. defy,beard,brave,challenge,dare,face,front2. The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to confront boldly and courageously”: 这些动词共有的主要的意思是“公然大胆地反对”: front death with dignity. 庄严地面对死亡 |
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