| 单词 | defence |
| 释义 | Word Frequency defence or US defense (dɪˈfɛns) noun 1. resistance against danger, attack, or harm; protection 2. a person or thing that provides such resistance 3. a plea, essay, speech, etc, in support of something; vindication; justification 4. a. a country's military measures or resources b. (as modifier) defence spending 5. law a defendant's denial of the truth of the allegations or charge against him or her 6. law the defendant and his or her legal advisers collectively Compare prosecution 7. the defence 8. American football (usually preceded by the) a. the team that does not have possession of the ball b. the members of a team that play in such circumstances 9. psychoanalysis defence mechanism 10. (plural) fortifications Derived forms defenceless (deˈfenceless) or US defenseless (deˈfenseless) adjective defencelessly (deˈfencelessly) or US defenselessly (deˈfenselessly) adverb defencelessness (deˈfencelessness) or US defenselessness (deˈfenselessness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French, from Late Latin dēfensum, past participle of dēfendere to defend |
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