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TOEFL BNC: 7188 COCA: 9721

deterrent

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
deterrent /dɪˈtɚrənt/ noun
plural deterrents
deterrent
/dɪˈtɚrənt/
noun
plural deterrents
Learner's definition of DETERRENT
[count]
: something that makes someone decide not to do something威慑物；威慑力量；遏制力
— often + to or against

— deterrent

/dɪˈtɚrənt/ adjective [more deterrent; most deterrent]
TOEFL BNC: 7188 COCA: 9721

deterrent

adjective

de·​ter·​rent di-ˈtər-ənt How to pronounce deterrent (audio)
-ˈter-;
-ˈtə-rənt,
-ˈte-;
dē-
1
: serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
The ads had a deterrent effect on youth smoking.
2
: relating to deterrence
a deterrent view of punishment
deterrent noun
deterrently adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The only real question is how big this deterrent effect will be. Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Figuring that the deterrent effect of the ABP program started after the first bans were handed out, the researchers divided the results into two categories: 2008 to 2012, and 2013 to 2017. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2020 Anyone with an Internet connection and a little curiosity can see that, in the run-up to Putin’s invasion, Biden’s vice president, secretary of state, and national-security adviser all said the chance of sanctions would have a deterrent effect. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Mar. 2022 However, there are no firm conclusions about the preventive or deterrent effect of international justice. Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 15 Mar. 2022 The panel evaluates Russian President Vladimir Putin's immediate and long-term objectives and discusses how deterrent measures might be enhanced. CBS News, 16 Feb. 2022 And when perpetrators walk free, the deterrent effect of the justice system is undermined by a growing awareness that crimes are likely to go unpunished. James Cross, National Review, 27 July 2021 The $700 billion figure is on the higher end of public estimates of what is plausible, and those larger estimates assume sustained efforts and a deterrent effect of tougher enforcement. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021 This, the paper’s authors suggest, is because any deterrent effect is outweighed by the effects on misdemeanants’ labor-market prospects. Charles Fain Lehman, National Review, 18 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin deterrent-, deterrens, present participle of deterrēre to deter

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of deterrent was in 1829
TOEFL BNC: 7188 COCA: 9721
deterrent

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DETERRENT | DETERRENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤effective, good, great, powerful, real有效的威懾；強大的威懾；真正的威懾➤credible可靠的威懾▸➤the ultimate (especially BrE) 終極威懾◇Defenders of the death penalty regard it as the ultimate deterrent.支持死刑的人認為死刑是最具威懾力的刑罰。➤nuclear核威懾◇They stressed the need for an independent nuclear deterrent.他們強調擁有獨立核威懾能力的必要性。➤strategic (especially NAmE) 戰略威懾VERB + DETERRENT➤act as, be, provide是一種威懾；構成威懾◇a punishment that will act as a deterrent to other offenders用以威懾其他違法者的懲罰DETERRENT + NOUN➤effect威懾效果◇They were arguing about the deterrent effect of nuclear weapons.他們在爭論核武器的威懾效果。PREPOSITION➤as a deterrent作為威懾◇The bodies of executed criminals were hung on the city gates as a deterrent.被處決的罪犯的屍體掛在城門上示眾。➤deterrent against針對⋯的威懾◇a deterrent against cheating防止作弊行為的威懾手段➤deterrent for對⋯的威懾◇There is no effective deterrent for these young criminals.對這些少年罪犯並沒有有效的威懾手段。➤deterrent to針對⋯的威懾◇a deterrent to crime對犯罪的威懾◇a deterrent to all but the most determined attacker幾乎對所有人都具有威懾力的手段，最堅定的攻擊者除外

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