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defiantly

/dɪˈfaɪəntɫi/ adv

In a defiant manner.

Word Origin Defiantly comes from 'defy', which is Latin 'dis-' (apart, away) and 'fidare' (to trust) — literally 'to renounce trust or faith'. To defy is to break faith with someone, to challenge. The -ant and -ly make it an adverb. Related words: defiance, defiant. The root 'fidare' also gives us fidelity, confidence, diffident (lacking trust). So defiantly means acting in a way that breaks trust and challenges.

adv In a defiant manner.

The protester stood defiantly in front of the tanks.

(副词) 违抗地；反抗地；挑衅地

抗议者挑衅地站在坦克前面。

(adverbio) desafiantemente; con actitud desafiante; rebelde [De manera desafiante.]

El manifestante se mantuvo **desafiantemente** frente a los tanques.

(adverbe) avec défi; d'un air de défi; d'un air bravache [De manière défiante, provocante, en opposition ouverte.]

Le manifestant se tenait defiantly devant les chars.

(Adverb) trotzig; herausfordernd; aufmüpfig [in einer herausfordernden, trotzig oder widerständig wirkenden Art und Weise.]

Der Demonstrant stellte sich **defiantly** vor die Panzer.

(副詞) 反抗的に; 挑戦的に; 抵抗する様子で。

抗議者は戦車の前にdefiantlyとどまって立っていた。

(advérbio) desafortunadamente; atrevidamente; desafiadoramente [De maneira desafiadora.]

O manifestante ficou de pé, desafiando os tanques.

Synonyms: rebelliously disobediently uncooperatively recalcitrantly insubordinately Antonyms: submissively compliantly obediently

adv Misspelling of definitely.

He wrote defiantly instead of definitely in his essay.

(副词) definitely的错误拼写

他在文章里把definitely错拼成了defiantly。

(adverbio) definitivamente; ciertamente; sin duda [Error ortográfico de *definitely* (definitivamente).]

Escribió *defiantly* en lugar de *definitely* en su ensayo.

(adverbe) définitivement; certainement; assurément; sans aucun doute; incontestablement [Faute d'orthographe courante de « definitely » (certainement).]

Il a écrit defiantly au lieu de definitely dans sa dissertation.

(Adverb) falsche Schreibweise von *definitely* (bestimmt, zweifellos).

In seinem Aufsatz schrieb er **defiantly** statt *definitely*.

(副詞) 「definitely」の誤ったつづり。

彼はエッセイでdefinitelyの代わりにdefiantlyと書いてしまった。

(advérbio) Erro ortográfico de "definitely" (definitivamente).

Ele escreveu "defiantly" em vez de "definitely" em sua redação.

Word parts: de + fy + ant + ly

Common collocations

say verb at prep look verb stand verb chin subst up adv stare verb head subst back adv eye subst tilt verb almost adv

Related words

defy defiance

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