Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
例句
...his courageous defiance of the government.他對(duì)政府的勇敢挑戰(zhàn)
PHRASE
違抗（某人）；無視，不顧(規(guī)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.成千上萬的人不顧宵禁涌上街頭。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
違抗, 反抗,拒絕服從挑釁的態(tài)度; 蔑視
She acted in defiance of my orders.她違抗我的命令。He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑釁性的態(tài)度把門砰地一下關(guān)上。He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他無視警告爬上了那架梯子。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude