defiance
要点反抗、挑戦、無視
意味
- (公然たる)反抗,(大胆な)抵抗;挑戦(challenge)
- (…の)無視《+of+名》
例文
His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
その恥知らずな抵抗活動のために、彼は危うく命を失いかけた。
He jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.
氷のような水をものともせずに彼は川へ飛びこんだ。
She got married in defiance of her father.
彼女は父の意に逆らって結婚した。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English defiaunce, from Old French desfiance, from desfier. By surface analysis, defy + -ance.