单词 | defenceless |
释义 | defence /di-fensˈ/ or N American defense /dēˈfens/noun
ORIGIN: L dēfendere, dēfēnsum to ward off defencedˈ adjective Fortified defenceˈless adjective defenceˈlessly adverb defenceˈlessness noun defend /di-fendˈ/ transitive verb
To have, and act on, the responsibility for preventing scoring defendˈable adjective That may be defended defendˈant noun
defendˈed adjective
defendˈer noun
Defendˈerism noun (esp historical) The policies of the Defenders defenˈsative noun (obsolete) A protection defensibilˈity noun defensˈible adjective Capable of being defended defensˈibly adverb defensˈive adjective
defensˈively adverb defens'iveness noun defenceˈman or (esp N American) defenseˈman noun (in ice-hockey and lacrosse) a player (other than the goalkeeper) who defends the goal defence mechanism noun
defender of the faith A title held by the sovereigns of England since Henry VIII, on whom it was conferred in 1521 for his book against Luther stand or be on the defensive To be in the position of defending oneself, not attacking |
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