deterrenceKK [dɪˋtɝəns] /dɪˈtɝəns/發音de- 向下、除去+terr 恐懼+-ence 名詞→使人心生恐懼展開收合de-字首向下、除去terr字根恐懼-ence字尾名詞字面:使人心生恐懼讓對方因害怕後果而不敢行動,即嚇阻、威懾。名詞1嚇阻、威懾、遏止Heavy fines serve as deterrence against illegal dumping of waste.高額罰金對非法棄置廢棄物有嚇阻作用。2嚇阻力量、嚇阻戰略軍事Nuclear deterrence kept the two powers from going to war directly.核子嚇阻力量使兩大強權未曾直接開戰。