释义 |
con·tain·ment \kənˈtānmə̇nt\ noun (-s) 1. : the act of containing : restraint, constraint, control 2. a. : the policy or the process of preventing the expansion beyond prescribed limits of a hostile power or ideology or inimical forces especially by employing political, economic, and propaganda pressure and by strengthening friendly powers b. : the result to be attained by such a policy or process |