deterrent
a 威慑的 n. 阻化剂(deter+r+ent)
释义2:
deterrent
/ dI5t\:rEnt , -5tQr- /
◙ noun1. a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something• 威慑力量,吓阻力量,制止力量;威慑物 a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack• 核威慑◙ adjective1. able or intended to deter• 有威慑力的;能越威慑作用的;目的在威慑…的;吓阻的 »the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences. 重刑判决的威慑作用。【派生】
♦ deterrence noun【语源】
1. early 19th cent.: from Latin deterrent- 'deterring', from the verb deterrere (see deter )
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