de·fi·ance /dɪˈfaɪən(t)s, di-/
  挑戰,挑舋,蔑視
  De·fi·ance n.
  1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.
     A war without a just defiance made.   --Dryden.
     Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down.   --Tennyson.
  2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.
     He breathed defiance to my ears.   --Shak.
  3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] “Defiance to thy kindness.”
  To bid defiance, To set at defiance, to defy; to disregard recklessly or contemptuously.
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  defiance
       n 1: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude [syn: rebelliousness]
       2: a hostile challenge
       3: a defiant act