deterrent
deterrent 英 [dɪˈterənt] 美 [dɪˈtɜrənt]
adj. 遏制的，威慑的 n. 遏制，威慑
名词复数:deterrents
- A deterrent makes you not want to do something. Let's say there's a giant pile of cookies being guarded by an angry dog — the dog is a deterrent.
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- adj. 遏制的，威慑的
- n. 遏制，威慑
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1. Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.
对他的惩罚但愿能起到杀一儆百的作用。
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2. the country's nuclear deterrents
这个国家核武器的威慑力
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3. a deterrent effect
遏制作用
- deterrent 1829, noun and adjective, in Bentham, from Latin deterrentem, present participle of deterrere (see deter). In reference to nuclear weapons, from 1954.
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