| 释义 |
weaponized, a.
Brit. |ˈwɛp(ə)nʌizd|, U.S. |ˈwɛpəˌnaizd|
Forms: 19– weaponised, 19– weaponized
[‹ weapon n. + -ized suffix. Compare slightly later weaponize v.]
1. Adapted for use as a weapon.
1956in Internat. Security 4 (1979) 197 The fourth was an air burst of a boosted fission weapon using a U-235 core which obtained an energy yield of approximately 251 kt. It was probably a weaponized version of the 1953 boosted configuration reduced to a more easily deliverable size. 1976U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 24 He adds that nuclear devices ‘won't necessarily be what we call ‘weaponized’—not something in the front end of a sophisticated missile.’ 2001Barron's 5 Nov. 38 Meanwhile, the now-infamous Japanese Army Unit 731 tested weaponized versions of smallpox on prisoners of war in Manchuria.
2. Equipped with weapons. Also in extended use: characterized by the deployment or use of weapons; militarized.
1973Black Panther 7 Apr. 10/2 Observers worry that the fledgling crime protection industry may follow a similar line, with huge profits made in this industry supporting a new domestic lobby for more weaponized solutions to the anger of the ghetto, the barrio and the poor white hollow. 1976Aviation Week 1 Nov. 19/2 He said the Navy plans to build a 3,000-ton ‘weaponized’ surface-effect ship. 1985Ethics 95 668 It is true to claim that a weaponized SDI would be inimical to the arms control negotiating process as it has been organized since the early 1970s. 2000Signal Nov. 24/2 This weaponized CAOC [= Combined Aerospace Operations Center] Gen. Perryman explains, will use command and control processes as well as employ a standardized manner of providing aerospace power to a joint air force component (JFAC) commander. |