副词,意为"挑衅地;反抗地;不服从地"。表示以公然对抗或不屈服的态度做某事。
She defiantly refused to follow the unfair rules.
她不服从地拒绝遵守那些不公平的规则。
Standing defiantly before the crowd, he spoke out against the injustice that had plagued the community for decades.
他挑衅地站在人群面前,大声抗议困扰社区数十年的不公正现象。
该词源自形容词 defiant(反抗的)加上副词后缀 -ly。defiant 来自古法语 defier,意为"挑战、蔑视",再往前追溯至拉丁语 **dis-**(表否定)加 fidere(信任),字面意思是"不再信任",后来引申为"公开反抗、违抗"。