n.蔑視；違抗；挑釁

His defiance of the law cost him dearly. 蔑視法律使他付出沈重的代價(jià)。

Those who bid defiance to the law will get into trouble. 蔑視法律者終要倒霉。

They went in defiance of the order. 他們違抗命令還是去了。

North Korea's defiance makes these delicate missions both more difficult and more necessary. 朝鮮公然挑釁使得這次棘手的外交使命更加困難也更有必要。

It was a breach of security, even a small act of defiance, to read this book publicly for pleasure. 在公共場(chǎng)所為了消遣而看這種書是違犯安全規(guī)定的，甚至是一種小小的挑釁行為。