英语单词

deter是什么意思

deter

英 [dɪ'tɜː] 美 [dɪ'tɝ]
  • vt. 制止,阻止;使打消念头
  • n. (Deter)人名;(德)德特尔

助记提示


1. terror, terrible => deter.

中文词源


deter 震慑

de-, 向下,强调。-ter, 恐惧,词源同terrible,terrorist. 即使恐惧,威慑,震慑。

英文词源


deter
deter: see terror
deter (v.)
1570s, from Latin deterrere "to frighten from, discourage from," from de- "away" (see de-) + terrere "frighten" (see terrible). Deterrent is from 1829.

双语例句


1. All the doors have been bricked up to deter vandals.
所有的门都用砖堵了起来,防止破坏分子闯入。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Such a statement was hardly calculated to deter future immigrants.
这样的声明不太可能吓住将来的移民。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
仅仅靠给警察配备武器是无法制止犯罪的。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.
窗戶都安上了铁柵栏,以防止故意破坏.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Failure did not deter us from trying it again.
失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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