intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"侵略または攻撃に対する防御、あるいは阻止を意図した、またはこれらにふさわしい防御的
例:a defensive stance 守勢
attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing十分な根拠を示すか、言葉で防御しようとするか、書くさま自己弁護的
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')防御性の態度守勢