deterrence

英 [dɪˈterəns]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrəns]

n.  (尤指对战争或犯罪的)威慑，吓阻，遏制

法律

Collins.1 / BNC.17622 / COCA.12091

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （尤指对战争或犯罪的）威慑，吓阻，遏制
  Deterrenceis the prevention of something, especially war or crime, by having something such as weapons or punishment to use as a threat.
  1. ...policies of nuclear deterrence.
     核威慑政策

英英释义

noun

• the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
• a communication that makes you afraid to try something
  Synonym:determentintimidation
• a negative motivational influence
  Synonym:disincentive

双语例句

• The essential oil showed strong non-selective antifeedant and oviposition deterrence effect, but the persistence was not good.
  龙柏精油对小菜蛾具有较强的非选择性拒食作用和产卵忌避作用，但由于精油的挥发性效果不持久。
• Militarily, our basic defense strategy is deterrence.
  在军事上，我们的基本防御战略是威慑战略。
• Will our deterrence posture help the United States encourage others to reduce their arsenals and advance our nonproliferation agenda?
  我们的威慑姿态是否将有助于美国鼓励其他国家减少它们的库存和推动我们的核不扩散议程？
• Yet the modernization of our strategic and conventional forces will assure that deterrence works and peace prevails.
  然而只有使我们的战略力量和常规力量都现代化了，才能保证威慑有效，和平占上风。
• Two superpowers locked in a long-term confrontationunderstood the logic of deterrence.
  两个长期对峙的超级大国明白威慑的基本原理。
• Much of the argument is about the nature of nuclear deterrence.
  相关争论的很大一部分是关于核威慑的性质。
• Forward deployment adds credibility and flexibility to our basic military strength and so enhances deterrence.
  军事力量前沿部署的战略为我们基本军事力量增加了可信性和灵活性，同时也加强了威慑力。
• They argued that our policy of deterrence was still justified.
  他们辩称我们的威慑政策仍然是正当的。
• Osama bin Laden has no interest in deterrence or other forms of deadly bargaining.
  奥萨马本拉登（OsamabinLaden）对于威慑或其它形式的殊死谈判毫无兴趣。
• That way, nuclear deterrence would be maintained-while reducing the risk of tragic accidents.
  如此一来，核威慑将得以保持，同时降低了发生悲剧性事件的风险。