时间: 2025-04-26 19:24:59
美: [dɪ'fɛnd]
英: [dɪ'fend]
vt. 辩护;防护
vi. 保卫;防守
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 19:24:59
字面意思:
“Defend”意为保护或捍卫某物或某人,通常是为了阻止攻击或反对。
定义:采取行动保护或支持某人、某事或某种观点。
词性:
动词(verb)
词源分析:
“Defend”源自拉丁语“defendere”,由“de-”表示“远离”或“反对”和“fendere”表示“打击”组成。字面意思是“反击”或“抵挡攻击”。
历史背景:
该词首次记录在英语中大约在14世纪,通常用于法律和军事上下文中,如“defend a realm”(保卫一个王国)。
课本:
在*的英语教材中,该词通常出现在初中及高中阶段的阅读理解和写作练中。
在牛津和美国的教材中,可能出现在初学者的英语课本以及法律、历史类书籍中。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
He decided to defend his decision to quit his job.
他决定为辞职的决定辩护。
The army must defend the borders from any invasion.
军队必须保护边境免受任何侵略。
As a teacher, I often have to defend my grading policies.
作为老师,我经常需要为我的评分政策辩护。
She tried to defend her point of view during the debate.
她在辩论中尽力为自己的观点辩护。
The athlete was able to defend his title successfully.
这位**员成功地捍卫了自己的头衔。
*. In court, the defendant has the right to defend himself.
在法庭上,被告有权为自己辩护。
The environmental activists defend the rights of nature.
环保活动家捍卫自然的权利。
It’s important to defend your beliefs, even if they are unpopular.
捍卫你的信念是重要的,即使它们不受欢迎。
同义词:
反义词:
音标记忆法:
“Defend”可以分为音节 /dɪˈfɛnd/,其中“de-”与“fend”结合在一起,可以联想成“抵挡”(fend off)的意思。
词根记忆法:
通过理解词根“fend”(打击)和前缀“de-”(反对),可以帮助记忆其含义为“反击、保护”。
通过这种结构化的分析,可以更深入地理解和掌握“defend”这个单词的意义、用法及其在不同语境下的应用。
[V-T] If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. 保护
例:His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church.他捍卫宗教权和公民权的勇气鼓舞了许多非教会人士。
[V-T] If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. 为…争辩
例:He defended his administration's response to the disaster against critics who charge the federal government is moving too slowly.他为他的行政部门对灾难的反应做了争辩,反驳批评人士指控联邦政府行动过于迟缓。
[V-T] When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true. 为…辩护
例:...a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime.…一位在军权时期为政治犯进行辩护的律师。
例:He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegation.他已聘请一位律师为他所受的指控辩护。
[[journalism]] When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title. 卫冕
例:Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics.托伦斯希望下届奥运会能成功卫冕。