| 释义 |
▪ I. defending, vbl. n.|dɪˈfɛndɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of the verb defend: a. The warding off of attack, etc.
c1300K. Alis. 676 Now con Alisaundre..of sweordis turnyng, Apon stede, apon justyng, And 'sailyng, of defendyng. 1382Wyclif Phil. i. 7 In defendyng and confermyng of the gospel. 1483Cath. Angl. 93 A Defendynge, brachium, custodia, defensio. 1583Stubbes Anat. Abus. ii. (1882) 97 Power of defending of life. 1675tr. Machiavelli's Prince (Rtldg. 1883) 273 The storming or defending of towns.
†b. Forbidding, prohibition. Obs.
c1400Test. Love iii. (1560) 295/1 Prohibicion, that is, defendyng.
▪ II. deˈfending, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That defends: see the verb.
1881Daily News 5 Nov. 5/8 Some of those discrepancies which defending counsel delight in discovering. |