单词 | re-escalation |
释义 | re-escalationn. The act or process of re-escalating a war or conflict. Cf. de-escalation n. ΚΠ 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation xii. 231 De-escalation dominance might also involve being in a good position to resume fighting if the other side forced further action. The latter property could also be called ‘re-escalation dominance’. 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation xii. 234 Of course, de-escalation cannot guarantee that re-escalation will not occur. 1970 Harper's Mag. Apr. 53/1 The apocalyptic scenario spells itself out rather easily: an indefinite prolongation of the war in Vietnam, or a re-escalation. 1993 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 83 325/2 The reescalation of conflict combined with intensive drought and famine prompted another mass exodus to Sudan in 1985. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965 |
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