deterrence

英 [dɪˈterəns]

美 [dɪˈtɜːrəns]

n.  (尤指对战争或犯罪的)威慑，吓阻，遏制

法律

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.
  1. ...policies of nuclear deterrence.
     核威慑政策

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
  Synonym:determentintimidation
• a negative motivational influence
  Synonym:disincentive

双语例句

• 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。
• Will our deterrence posture help the United States encourage others to reduce their arsenals and advance our nonproliferation agenda?
  我们的威慑姿态是否将有助于美国鼓励其他国家减少它们的库存和推动我们的核不扩散议程？
• Is external intervention into civil wars best thought of as a deterrence problem or a coercion problem?
  对内战的外部干预最好被看作是威慑问题还是高压政治问题？
• 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。
• But not everything can be solved by co-operation, and so the third safeguard is to bolster deterrence.
  但是并不是所有事情都可以通过合作简单解决，因此，第三项保护措施着眼于是加强威慑。
• Militarily, our basic defense strategy is deterrence.
  在军事上，我们的基本防御战略是威慑战略。
• Much of the argument is about the nature of nuclear deterrence.
  相关争论的很大一部分是关于核威慑的性质。
• China's limited nuclear counterattack ability is entirely for deterrence against possible nuclear attacks by other countries.
  中国保持有限的核反击力量，是为了遏制他国对中国可能的核攻击。
• 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。
• 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。