Defiance

intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

a hostile challenge

a defiant act

His defiance of the law cost him dearly.
　　蔑視法律使他付出沈重的代價。

Those who biddefianceto the law will get into trouble.
　　蔑視法律者終要倒黴。

They went indefianceof the order.
　　他們違抗命令還是去了。

He had been deposed because of hisdefianceof Roman law.
　　亞那因為違抗羅馬的法律而被罷免。

North Korea'sdefiancemakes these delicate missions both more difficult and more necessary.
　　朝鮮公然挑釁使得這次棘手的外交使命更加困難也更有必要。

It was a breach of security, even a small act ofdefiance, to read this book publicly for pleasure.
　　在公共場所為了消遣而看這種書是違犯安全規定的，甚至是一種小小的挑釁行為。 ^[1] 

She acted indefianceof my orders.
　　她違抗我的命令。

He slammed the door in a spirit ofdefiance.
　　他以挑釁性的態度把門砰地一下關上。

He climbed the ladder indefianceof the warning.
　　他無視警告爬上了那架梯子。