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

• In crisis management and conflict analysis, it is an unsolved problem whether pairwise mutual deterrence has stability.
  在危机管理和冲突分析中，力量对等冲突方之间的相互威慑是否具有稳定性问题，一直存在疑义。
• They argued that our policy of deterrence was still justified.
  他们辩称我们的威慑政策仍然是正当的。
• The age of deterrence is now the age of control, averting catastrophe fron weapons of mass destruction.
  控制了这个时代，就如同用军事力量威胁着这个时代，但同时也能防止大规模杀伤性武器带来的灾难。
• 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。
• 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。
• This could undermine so-called "continuous at-sea deterrence", which currently requires three subs and a spare.
  这可能会破坏所谓“持续在海威慑”的理念，该理念现在需要三艘核潜艇外加一艘备用。
• 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。
• 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。
• But there are two problems with the deterrence doctrine.
  但是威慑战略有两个问题。
• 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？