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Defiance is behaviour that shows you refuse to do what someone tells you to do, especially because you do not respect their right to tell you. It is not a quiet “no” said with sorry eyes. It is an open refusal — sometimes angry, sometimes proud, sometimes cold. A student who walks out after being told to stay, a crowd that keeps marching after a ban, a look that says “make me”: that is defiance.
Defiance is behaviourDefiance是一種行為 that shows you refuse to do what someone tells you to do表現出你拒絕做別人叫你做的事，especially because you do not respect their right to tell you尤其是因為你不承認對方有權叫你做。It is not a quiet 'no' said with sorry eyes它不是那種帶著抱歉眼神、小小聲說出的『不』。It is an open refusal它是一種公開的拒絕——sometimes angry, sometimes proud, sometimes cold有時憤怒、有時驕傲、有時冷淡。A student who walks out after being told to stay一個被叫留下卻走出去的學生、a crowd that keeps marching after a ban一群被禁止還繼續遊行的人群、a look that says 'make me'一個說著『make me』（你敢）的眼神：that is defiance這些都是defiance。
The set phrase “in defiance of” is very common: in defiance of the rules, in defiance of a ban, in defiance of their parents. The word can sound strong and a little dramatic; in everyday talk people may just say they wouldn’t listen, or they refused.
The set phrase 'in defiance of' is very common固定片語『in defiance of』很常見：in defiance of the rulesin defiance of the rules（不顧規定）、in defiance of a banin defiance of a ban（不顧禁令）、in defiance of their parentsin defiance of their parents（不顧父母的反對）。The word can sound strong and a little dramatic這個字聽起來語氣強烈、有點戲劇化；in everyday talk people may just say they wouldn't listen, or they refused日常對話裡，大家可能只會說他們不聽，或他們拒絕了。
Defiance is the name for the stance itself. It is the opposite mood of .
Defiance is the name for the stance itselfDefiance就是這種姿態本身的名稱。It is the opposite mood of deference它跟deference（順從）的氣氛正好相反。
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Defiancename
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A small city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
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An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.
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A former community in Worth County, Missouri.
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A city, the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. Named after Fort Defiance.
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An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
defiancenoun/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/
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The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
- But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.
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Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
- Ambassador Udina: The other species are scared. They've never faced anything like this before and they don't know what to do. They want us to step forward. They believe in humanity because of you. Ambassador Udina: Your ruthless pursuit of Saren and the geth, your defiance of the Council -- that's what humans are capable of! That's how we can defeat the Reapers!
- Ainsley: Amid the death and all the destruction: a story of heroism. Steve: Thirteen Ukrainian border guards defending a small island in the Black Sea defy an invading Russian warship. Will: Todd Piro is here now with the details on the defiance that cost them, ultimately, their lives- Todd. Todd: That's right Steve, Ainsley and Will- the ultimate act of defiance- the ultimate price paid. Ukrainian border guards defending a Black Sea island defiantly telling an invading Russian warship to 'go F yourself' when asked to surrender, and then killed when that warship opened fire.
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A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。