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单词 defies
释义

defy /di-fīˈ/

transitive verb (defyˈing; defiedˈ)
  1. To brave, dare
  2. To flout, or to resist (eg authority, convention, an order, a person)
  3. To challenge (archaic)
  4. To discard, dislike (obsolete)
noun (Dryden)

A defiance

ORIGIN: OFr defier, from LL diffīdāre to renounce faith or allegiance, from L dis- asunder, and fīdĕre to trust, from fidēs faith

defīˈer noun

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