defensive
防御的
释义2:
defensive
/ dI5fensIv /
◙ adjective1. used or intended to defend or protect• 防卫用的,防御用的 »defensive barriers. 防御障碍。 [attrib.] (in sport) relating to or intended as defence• (体育用语)防守的2. very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism• 百般辩解的 »he was very defensive about that side of his life. 他对自己那方面的生活百般辩解。【IDIOMS】
◘ on the defensive1. expecting or resisting criticism or attack• 处于防御状态 »British forces were on the defensive. 英国军队处于守势。【派生】
♦ defensiveness noun【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Old French défensif, -ive, from medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin defens- 'warded off', from the verb defendere (see defend )
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