| 单词 | defence |
| 释义 | defence n. (US defense) 1. the act of defending from or resisting attack. 2. a a means of resisting attack. b a thing that protects. c the military resources of a country. 3. (in pl.) fortifications. 4. a justification, vindication. b a speech or piece of writing used to this end. 5. a the defendant's case in a lawsuit. b the counsel for the defendant. 6. a the action or role of defending one's goal etc. against attack. b the players in a team who perform this role. Phrases and idioms defence mechanism 1. the body's reaction against disease organisms. 2. a usu. unconscious mental process to avoid conscious conflict or anxiety. Derivatives defenceless adj. defencelessly adv. defencelessness n. Etymology: ME f. OF defens(e) f. LL defensum, -a, past part. of defendere: see DEFEND |
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