1·If the center of your flower is a circle, but your petals are pointy, you are probably hiding a warm heart behind a prickly defensiveness.
如果花心是圆形的，但是花瓣确是尖的，那你可能是把一颗温暖的心隐藏在多刺的防御后面。
2·Einstein noted with a touch of defensiveness.
爱因斯坦带着一丝防御记录了下来。
3·We can learn to hear what the other people are saying without defensiveness or judgmental attitudes.
我们可以听到其他人没有防御或判断性态度的说法。
4·Power struggles are common. Blame, judgment, criticism and defensiveness are likely outcomes.
权力抗争是很常见的；指责，批评，挑剔，防御，是最有可能的结果。
5·The idea of falsifying a model leads to extreme defensiveness among scientists because they think if one identifies a flaw in the model the model will be proven false.
对伪造模型的想法导致科学家之间极端的防御，因为他们认为，如果一个人能够找出模型中的一个漏洞，就可以证明该模型是假的。
1·It's also why our defensiveness is so predictable and so counterproductive.
这也是为什么我们的防御性如此的可预见，如此的适得其反。
2·At face value - if seen purely in terms of defensiveness - the response among the men doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.
从表面上看——如果单纯只看防御性——男性测试的结果并没有太大意义。
3·If you let go of the need to respond, you'll reduce your defensiveness and give yourself space to really listen.
如果你放开回应的需要，你会减少自己的防御性然后能够给出自己空间真正聆听。