(动词)阻止;威慑;使打消念头(常与 from 连用:deter sb from doing sth)。也可指“使不愿意/不敢去做”。
/diˈtɝː/
The high fence is meant to deter thieves.
高高的围栏是用来震慑小偷的。
Rising costs may deter young people from starting a business, even if they have strong ideas.
成本上涨可能会让年轻人即使有很好的想法,也打消创业的念头。
deter 源自拉丁语 dēterrēre,由 **de-**(加强/向下)+ terrēre(使害怕)构成,原意接近“把人吓退”,因此引申为“威慑、阻止”。