deter
英 [d?'t??]
美 [d?'t?]
- vt. 制止，阻止；使打消念頭
- n. (Deter)人名；(德)德特爾
助記提示
1. terror, terrible => deter.
中文詞源
deter 震懾de-, 向下，強(qiáng)調(diào)。-ter, 恐懼，詞源同terrible,terrorist. 即使恐懼，威懾，震懾。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. All the doors have been bricked up to deter vandals.
- 所有的門都用磚堵了起來，防止破壞分子闖入。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Such a statement was hardly calculated to deter future immigrants.
- 這樣的聲明不太可能嚇住將來的移民。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
- 僅僅靠給警察配備武器是無法制止犯罪的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.
- 窗戶都安上了鐵柵欄,以防止故意破壞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Failure did not deter us from trying it again.
- 失敗并沒有能阻擋我們再次進(jìn)行試驗(yàn).
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》