英语词汇“defiant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

He's taken a defiant stand on the issue. the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football

Recent Examples on the Web The incident, followed by Smith’s regretful-yet-defiant acceptance speech for best actor, vaporized excitement inside the Dolby Theatre and devoured any conversation about the Oscars online that was not about What Will Smith Just Did on Live TV.

Adam B. Vary, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022 Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, was defiant.

Matthew Continetti, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 But Pelosi, a longtime China critic who visited Tiananmen Square two years after the Chinese military opened fire on student protesters there, was defiant.

Paul Mozur, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Many suspects arrested in the shootings were defiant, suggesting that nothing would come of the charges against them because the pandemic had shut down most of the court system.

Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, 19 July 2022 Nearly three years after Greene's May 10, 2019 death with still no one criminally charged, Hollingsworth's internal affairs interview in September 2020 stands as a defiant, haunting voice from the grave.

Jim Mustian, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022 Nearly three years after Greene's May 10, 2019, death with still no one criminally charged, Hollingsworth's internal affairs interview in September 2020 stands as a defiant, haunting voice from the grave.

CBS News, 31 Mar. 2022 With the variant’s sudden emergence, the country will become even more of a no-man’s land where the compliant and the defiant face off.

Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021 Alibaba used to be the most defiant in its dealings with the regulators, which once looked the other way as the e-commerce giant bullied its smaller competitors and vendors.

New York Times, 29 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

in part borrowed from French défiant "mistrustful," from present participle of défier "to mistrust, challenge, defy entry 1," going back to Old French; in part from defi(ance) + -ant entry 2

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

单词	defiant
释义	defiant adjective de·fi·ant di-ˈfī-ənt dē- : full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight : full of or showing defiance : bold, impudent defiant rebels a defiant refusal Mantor struck a defiant pose, his chin out, and rocked for a moment on the heels of his boots. Christopher Ketcham Synonyms balky contrary contumacious disobedient froward incompliant insubordinate intractable obstreperous rebel rebellious recalcitrant recusant refractory restive ungovernable unruly untoward wayward willful wilful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He's taken a defiant stand on the issue. the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football Recent Examples on the Web The incident, followed by Smith’s regretful-yet-defiant acceptance speech for best actor, vaporized excitement inside the Dolby Theatre and devoured any conversation about the Oscars online that was not about What Will Smith Just Did on Live TV. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022 Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, was defiant. Matthew Continetti, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 But Pelosi, a longtime China critic who visited Tiananmen Square two years after the Chinese military opened fire on student protesters there, was defiant. Paul Mozur, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Many suspects arrested in the shootings were defiant, suggesting that nothing would come of the charges against them because the pandemic had shut down most of the court system. Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, 19 July 2022 Nearly three years after Greene's May 10, 2019 death with still no one criminally charged, Hollingsworth's internal affairs interview in September 2020 stands as a defiant, haunting voice from the grave. Jim Mustian, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022 Nearly three years after Greene's May 10, 2019, death with still no one criminally charged, Hollingsworth's internal affairs interview in September 2020 stands as a defiant, haunting voice from the grave. CBS News, 31 Mar. 2022 With the variant’s sudden emergence, the country will become even more of a no-man’s land where the compliant and the defiant face off. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021 Alibaba used to be the most defiant in its dealings with the regulators, which once looked the other way as the e-commerce giant bullied its smaller competitors and vendors. New York Times, 29 Apr. 2021 See More Word History Etymology in part borrowed from French défiant "mistrustful," from present participle of défier "to mistrust, challenge, defy entry 1," going back to Old French; in part from defi(ance) + -ant entry 2 First Known Use 1583, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing defiant oppositional defiant disorder oppositional defiant disorder Kids Definition defiant adjective de·fi·ant di-ˈfī-ənt : showing a willingness to resist … the boy had not run but stood still and defiant … William Armstrong, Sounder defiant adjective as in rebellious given to resisting authority or another's control the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rebellious rebel stubborn willful adamant disobedient contrary contumacious dogged unruly mischievous wayward rigid obstreperous recalcitrant insubordinate restive naughty intractable ungovernable wilful dissident refractory froward balky recusant wild rude resistant insurgent obstinate uncooperative incompliant mutinous uncontrollable headstrong uncompromising untoward obdurate implacable bad unyielding unbending peevish opinionated pigheaded mulish negativistic unrelenting monkeying hardheaded impudent noncooperative insolent pertinacious inflexible fractious adamantine disrespectful immovable unmanageable nonconformist wrongheaded ornery undisciplined self-willed misbehaving disorderly perverse errant ungracious uncouth discourteous inconsiderate impertinent unmannerly impolite uncivil ill-mannered monkeyish ill-natured ill-bred Antonyms & Near Antonyms docile obedient submissive compliant acquiescent amiable deferential cooperative amenable tractable biddable agreeable obliging respectful conformable behaved polite disciplined courteous yielding obsequious ruly servile subservient slavish orderly decorous mannerly proper well-bred controllable manageable governable kowtowing trainable See More
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