something that makes somebody less likely to do something (= that deters them) 使某人不太可能做某事的事情 - deterrent to somebody/something
Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others. 對他的懲罰但願能起到殺一儆百的作用。 - deterrent against something
a deterrent against cheating 防止作弊行爲的威懾手段
Extra Examplessee also nuclear deterrentDefenders of the death penalty regard it as the ultimate deterrent. 支持死刑的人認爲死刑是最具威懾力的刑罰。 The bodies of executed criminals were hung on the city gates as a deterrent. 被處決的罪犯的屍體挂在城門上示衆。 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。 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。 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 a deterrent to crime 對犯罪的威懾
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin deterrent- ‘deterring’, from the verb deterrere, from de- ‘away from’ + terrere ‘frighten’.- deterrent to somebody/something