deterrence
英 [dɪ'terəns]
美[dɪ'tɝrəns]
- n. 威慑；妨碍物；挽留的事物
英英释意
- 1. a negative motivational influence
- 2. a communication that makes you afraid to try something
- 3. the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety