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deterrence
威慑；制止
核心释义
泛指通过使人担心后果来阻止其行动，也指被威慑的状态。
The act of discouraging an action or event by making someone afraid of the consequences, or the state of being discouraged in this way.
- 1.
威慑的行为或被威慑的状态。
The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
- 2.
国家或国家联盟为防止敌对行动而对同等强大的联盟采取的行动。
An action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.
- 3.
使敌人产生进攻恐惧的艺术。
The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.
- 4.
通过使人对惩罚产生疑虑或恐惧来阻止某行动或事件的行为。
The action of discouraging an action or event by instilling doubt or fear of the penalty or punishment.
军事威慑；遏制；威慑的行为或被威慑的状态。；国家或国家联盟为防止敌对行动而对同等强大的联盟采取的行动。；使敌人产生进攻恐惧的艺术。；通过使人对惩罚产生疑虑或恐惧来阻止某行动或事件的行为。
用法In use
The new security system acts as a deterrence against burglary.
用法提示：名词，表示通过使人害怕后果来阻止某事的威慑作用。
Many people believe that nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrence against war.
用法提示：名词，指通过威胁或恐惧来防止敌对行动的威慑。
The increased police presence provided deterrence for potential criminals.
用法提示：名词，指使潜在罪犯因恐惧而不敢行动的状态或效果。
deterrence against [sth]
against 后接要阻止的行为或对象。
The fence is a deterrence against intruders.
这堵围栏是对闯入者的一种威慑。
the deterrence of [sth]
of 后接被阻止的事物，常见于正式语境。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- nuclear deterrence
- 核威慑
- The alliance relies on nuclear deterrence to prevent an attack.该联盟依靠核威慑来防止攻击。
- deterrence theory
- 威慑理论
- Deterrence theory explains how the threat of punishment can shape behavior.威慑理论解释了惩罚威胁如何影响行为。
- credible deterrence
- 可信威慑
- A credible deterrence requires both capability and the will to act.可信威慑需要能力和行动意愿。
- military deterrence
- 军事威慑
- The country strengthened its military deterrence along the border.该国加强了边境的军事威慑。
- deterrence strategy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
deterrence=威慑：敌人被吓(deter)得发抖，不敢进攻。记住deter是‘吓阻’，-rence是名词后缀。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：国际关系与外交、军事战略讨论、政策文件或学术写作 通常用于正式场合，多出现在政治、军事或学术语境中；日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling suffix '-rence' and end with the sound /rəns/, but none rhymes with deterrence /dɪˈtɜːrəns/ in British English. Reference, preference, and inference are stressed on the first syllable and reduce the '-er-' to /ə/; occurrence, concurrence, and recurrence are stressed on the second syllable but use /ʌ/ instead of /ɜː/. In American English, occurrence, concurrence, and recurrence can rhyme with deterrence.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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