defiancedefiance / di5faiEns /◙ noun 1. [mass noun] open resistance; bold disobedience • 公然反对，蔑视 »the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings. 不顾官方警告而举行游行。
【语源】
1. Middle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier 'defy'