【句子】It’s a deterrent in case Zach comes back. 【Desperate Housewives S02E01】
【发音】/ɪts/ /ə/ /dɪˈtər.ənt/ /ɪn/ /keɪs/ /zæk/ /kʌmz/ /bæk/
【发音技巧】It’s a连读；Zach comes失去爆破；
【翻译】这就是起一个威慑作用，万一Zach回来了呢。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习一下deterrent这个单词的用法。
它对应的英文解释是：
something which deters people from doing something
某个可以阻止某人做某事的事物；
A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
deterrent是一个具有威慑力的事情/事物，能够通过让别人害怕的方式，阻止某人做某事。

然后它经常会跟介词to来搭配使用；
a deterrent to sb./sth.

eg: Tougher prison sentences may act as a deterrent to other would-be offenders.
更加严厉的刑罚可能会对其他潜在的犯罪者具有威慑作用。

eg: Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.
希望对他的处罚可以对其他人有个威慑作用。

eg: They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
他们坚信死刑是一种威慑。

eg: The tough new law should act as a deterrent.
这项严厉的新法规应该会起到震慑作用。

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The alarm is a deterrent against theft.