defence

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈfɛns/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury. UK,countable,uncountable
    — In cases of defence ’tis best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems:
  2. Something used to oppose attacks. UK,countable,uncountable
    — And nothing ’gainst Time’s scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
  3. An argument in support or justification of something. UK,countable,uncountable
    — Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt, Against thy reasons making no defence.
  4. A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence. UK,countable,uncountable
    — But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.
  5. The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence. UK,countable,uncountable
    — The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott.
  6. Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. UK,countable,uncountable
    — Department of Defence
  7. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. UK,countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — 1673, William Temple, “An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland” in Miscellanea, London: Edw[ard] Gellibrand, 1680, p. 116, […] severe defences may be made against weaving any Linnen under a certain breadth, such as may be of better use to the poorest People […]
动词 v.
  1. To furnish with defences; to fortify. UK,obsolete,transitive
    — Better manned and more strongly defenced.

词形变化

defences plural defense alternative,US defences present,singular,third-person defencing participle,present defenced participle,past defenced past defense alternative,US

词汇关系

反义词
offence offense
衍生词
antidefence antidefense attack is the best form of defence biodefence civil defence defence accord defence counsel defence diplomacy defence force defence in depth defence lawyer defenceless defenseless defenceman defence mechanism defense mechanism defence-splitting defensive defensiveness eco-defence ecodefence ecodefense goal defence home defence millionaire's defence Nuremberg defence Nuremberg defense Pac-Man defence personal defence weapon point defence Portsmouth defence preemptive self-defence rush defence self-defence space defence special defence spring to somebody's defence the best defence is attack tower defence Twinkie defence wing defence

词源

词源 1
From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”). Displaced Old English bewering.
词源 2
From Middle English defencen, defensen, from Old French defenser or its etymon, Latin dēfēnsō.
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