deterrence
英 [dɪˈterəns]
美 [dɪˈtɜːrəns]
n. (尤指对战争或犯罪的)威慑,吓阻,遏制
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.- ...policies of nuclear deterrence.
核威慑政策
- ...policies of nuclear deterrence.
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
- a negative motivational influence
双语例句
- The United States has moved beyond the doctrine of Cold War deterrence reflected in the 1972 ABM Treaty.
美国已经跨出了1972年《反弹道导弹》条约所反映出的“冷战”威慑理论。 - 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。 - 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。 - But North Korea may test the credibility of America's deterrence pledge.
但是北朝鲜可能检验美国遏制承诺的信誉。 - 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。 - Personality can produce power, that is, great deterrence, wide rallying point and long-lasting infectivity.
人格能产生力量,即巨大的震慑力,广泛的号召力,长久的感染力。 - Specialists in nuclear deterrence occupy a world that requires the coldly rational contemplation of completely insane courses of action.
核威慑专家所处的,是一个需要对完全疯狂的行为进行冷静理性思考的世界。 - So when it publishes the number of its nuclear warheads, that is a strategy of deterrence.
因此,当美国公布核弹头数时,那是一种战略威慑手段。 - 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。 - 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。
