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defensive

英 [dɪ'fensɪv] 美 [dɪ'fɛnsɪv]

adj. 自卫的；防御用的
n. 防御；守势

英文词源

defensive: c. 1400 (adj. and noun), from French défensif (14c.), from Medieval Latin defensivus, from defens-, past participle stem of Latin defendere (see defend). Of persons, "alert to reject criticism," from 1919. Related: Defensively; defensiveness.

双语例句

1. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.: 比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。

2. Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.: 就像子女一样，父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。

3. He smiled, not wanting to put the man on the defensive.: 他笑了笑，不想让那个人产生抵触情绪。

4. Accusations are likely to put the other person on the defensive.: 谴责很可能会引发对方自我防卫的反应。

5. The government said the moves were purely defensive.: 政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。