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

• China's limited nuclear counterattack ability is entirely for deterrence against possible nuclear attacks by other countries.
  中国保持有限的核反击力量，是为了遏制他国对中国可能的核攻击。
• In crisis management and conflict analysis, it is an unsolved problem whether pairwise mutual deterrence has stability.
  在危机管理和冲突分析中，力量对等冲突方之间的相互威慑是否具有稳定性问题，一直存在疑义。
• 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。
• Peace in Europe may depend on Washington striking exactly the right balance between deterrence and diplomacy.
  欧洲的和平可能依赖于美国在威慑与外交斡旋之间达成合理的平衡。
• 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。
• The war, Israeli officials say, has been fought in the name of deterrence.
  以色列官员称，战争是以威慑的名义打响的。
• 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。
• He will do so until Nato restores deterrence to the core of European security.
  普京将会继续这么做，直至北约（Nato）将威慑重新置于欧洲安全的核心。
• 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。