Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
例句
...his courageous defiance of the government.他对政府的勇敢挑战
PHRASE
违抗(某人);无视,不顾(规定、法律等)
If you do something in defiance of a person, rule, or law, you do it even though you know that you are not allowed to do it.
例句
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in defiance of the curfew.成千上万的人不顾宵禁涌上街头。
英汉词典释义
n.
违抗, 反抗,拒绝服从挑衅的态度; 蔑视
She acted in defiance of my orders.她违抗我的命令。He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude