determent是什么意思？

determent

英[dɪ'tɜ:mənt] 美[dɪ'tɜmənt]

• n. 制止；

例句

• Potential problems of celebrity status are not much of a determent to those seeking limelight. 成名而来的潜在问题对于那些寻求众人瞩目是不会有多大的遏阻.
• When you must decline a request, determent in advance exactly what you will say. 必须拒绝请求时, 应事先确定要说些什么.这样你会感到更有信心.
• Its assumption is that punishments serve a function of determent. 这种偏见假定惩罚起起到威慑的作用.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a communication that makes you afraid to try something