单词 | deterrence |
释义 | deterrencedeterrence /dɪˈtɚəns/ noun [uncountable] 1a situation in which a country continues to have a strong army or powerful weapons in order to prevent a military attack from another country, or to make a military attack less likely: nuclear deterrence2formal the act of stopping people from doing something bad by making them realize it will be difficult or they will be punished: The death penalty for murder is a combination of punishment and deterrence. |
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