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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·ter·rent ETYMOLOGY Latin deterrent-, deterrens, present participle of deterrēre to deter DATE 1829 1. serving to deter a deterrent effect 2. relating to deterrence a deterrent view of punishment • deterrent noun • de·ter·rent·ly adverb English Etymology deterrent 1829, noun and adj., in Bentham, from L. deterrentem, prp. of deterrere (see deter). In reference to nuclear weapons, from 1954. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 deterrent de·ter·rent / di5terEnt; NAmE -5tE:r- / noun ~ (to sb / sth) a thing that makes sb less likely to do sth (= that deters them) 威慑因素；遏制力: 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。 the country's nuclear deterrents (= nuclear weapons that are intended to stop an enemy from attacking) 这个国家核武器的威慑力 • de·ter·rence / di5terEns; NAmE -5tE:r- / noun [U] (formal) • de·ter·rent adj.: a deterrent effect 遏制作用 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English deterrent noun ADJ. effective, good, great, powerful, real | the ultimate Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent. | nuclear They stressed the need for an independent nuclear deterrent. VERB + DETERRENT act as, be a punishment that will act as a deterrent to other offenders DETERRENT + NOUN effect They were arguing about the deterrent effect of nuclear weapons. PREP. as a ~ The bodies of executed criminals were hung on the city gates as a deterrent. | ~ against a deterrent against cheating | ~ for There is no effective deterrent for these young criminals. | ~ to a deterrent to crime a deterrent to all but the most determined attacker Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·ter·rent I. \-nt\ adjective Etymology: Latin deterrent-, deterrens, present participle of deterrēre to deter 1. : serving to deter < the deterrent effect of high prices on buying > 2. : relating to deterrence < a deterrent view of punishment > • de·ter·rent·ly adverb II. noun (-s) : something that deters < many … people feel that corporal punishment … does act as a deterrent to potential offenders — W.T.McGrath > < U.S. superiority in atomic weapons seemed a deterrent to all-out war — New Statesman & Nation > |
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