deterrence meaning in 中文 | English Dictionary

📖 释义

noun
威慑; 核威慑; 刑罚威慑论

EN: The act or process of discouraging or preventing someone from taking a particular action, especially through fear of consequences.; A military strategy based on the threat of retaliation, especially nuclear retaliation, to prevent an enemy from attacking.; In criminology, the theory that the threat of punishment discourages people from committing crimes.

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preventiondiscouragementdissuasionintimidationinhibition

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deterrent

EN: 'Deterrent' is the thing that deters (a noun or adjective); 'deterrence' is the abstract concept or process of deterring.

zh: 'Deterrent' 指起威慑作用的事物（名词或形容词）；'deterrence' 是威慑这一抽象概念或过程。

determent

EN: 'Determent' is a rare/archaic synonym for deterrence; 'deterrence' is the standard modern term.

zh: 'Determent' 是 deterrence 的罕见/古语同义词；'deterrence' 是现代标准术语。

EN: Remember the double 'r' in 'deterrence' and the '-ence' ending (not '-ance').

zh: 记住 'deterrence' 中有双写 'r'，且以 '-ence' 结尾（不是 '-ance'）。

The presence of security cameras serves as a deterrence to potential thieves.

安全摄像头的存在对潜在的小偷起到了威慑作用。
During the Cold War, mutual deterrence kept both superpowers from launching a first strike.

冷战期间，相互威慑使两个超级大国都不敢发动先发制人的打击。
Proponents of deterrence argue that harsher sentences reduce crime rates.

威慑论者认为，更严厉的刑罚能降低犯罪率。