| 单词 | deter |
| 释义 | deter (once / 783 pages) v Deter means to discourage. Many believe that the use of capital punishment deters people from committing murder. Others think that is hogwash. From the Latin de meaning "away" and terrere meaning "frighten," deter means to frighten away. "Hopefully the idea of being expelled will deter kids from cheating in school." Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy dictum "walk softly but carry a big stick" was meant to deter other countries from messing with the United States. WORD FAMILYdeter: determent, deterred, deterrent, deterring, deters+/determent: determents/deterred: undeterred/deterrent: deterrence, deterrently, deterrents USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Trump said in May that he would enter direct talks with Mr. Kim as a way to try to deter its nuclear-weapon development. Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017) Mr. Obama also hinted at additional retaliation, possibly unannounced, and we believe it would be justified to deter future mischief. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Such actions should deter other leaders from letting bad behavior fester, lest they face the same fate in a culture like Japan's that abhors shame. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1v turn away from by persuasion Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper dissuade persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm talk out of persuade someone not to do something advise, counsel, rede give advice to 2v try to prevent; show opposition to Syn|Hyper discourage disapprove, reject deem wrong or inappropriate |
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