deterrent

deterrent
[dɪˈtɛr(ə)nt]
noun
  1. a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
    威慑力量,吓阻力量,制止力量;威慑物
    ■a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack
    核威慑
adjective
  1. able or intended to deter
    有威慑力的;能越威慑作用的;目的在威慑…的;吓阻的
    the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences.
    重刑判决的威慑作用。
派生
deterrence
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Latin deterrent- 'deterring', from the verb deterrere (see deter)
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