defy： if something defies description, belief, or understanding, it is strange and almost impossible to describe, believe, or understand
进阶：defy 是动词，常见的意思是挑战，反抗。通过英英释义，可以看到它后面经常跟description 等词，这时 defy 的意思可以引申理解为 难以、无法、
这种用法在外刊中很常见，当我们想表示 be hard to, be impossible to ,beyond 时，很多时候可以用defy 来替换。
比如我们想说某事逻辑上难以说得通，就可以说... defies logic.
It's a stupid decision that completely defies logic.
难以想象它是如何做到的。How he managed to pull it off defies imagination.
某人的做法非常奇怪，或者某事过于宏大、离奇、复杂超出了常人的认知，一般人根本无法理解这种做法和现象，这时就可以用
xx defies comprehension/ understanding.
The plot is so convoluted that it defies comprehension.
《经济学人》用例：
1） Like many populists, they defy conventional categories of Left and Right. 【这里是说民粹主义难以按传统的左派、右派的的方式分类】
2) According to Catholic doctrine, a miracle is a sign of God's grace, manifested as a sudden event that defies rational or scientific explanation. (难以用理性或科学解释)
3） What befell Mr O'Clery's relatives also happened to millions of others, in an age of collective suffering and survival that defies comprehension.
应用篇：
1） 翻译：这个单词难以解释。
This word defies explanation.
2) 造句：当时的混乱场面 难以描述。
The chaos in the streets defied description.
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