Terrorism is when a group uses fear and violence — bombs, attacks on ordinary people — to push a political aim. Counter-terrorism is the plan, and the work, of trying to stop that: special police and army units, watching, laws, following money, and sometimes talking people out of joining.

Terrorism恐怖主義 is指的是 when就是 a group一個團體 uses用 fear and violence恐懼和暴力──bombs, attacks on ordinary people炸彈、對一般人的攻擊──to push來推動 a political aim政治目的的行為。Counter-terrorism反恐 is就是 the plan, and the work,想辦法 of trying to stop that阻止這件事的計畫和工作：special police and army units特種警察和軍隊單位、watching監視、laws法律、following money追蹤金流、and sometimes talking people out of joining還有有時候勸人不要加入

It can name a government policy, a special group, or the whole field of that work. News and officials use it constantly.

It它 can name可以指 a government policy一個政府政策、a special group一個特別的單位、or the whole field of that work或整個這方面的領域。News and officials新聞和官員 use it constantly經常使用這個詞

People also put it in front of another noun: a counter-terrorism unit, counter-terrorism laws. You will also see counterterrorism, with no hyphen.

People人們 also put it in front of another noun也會把它放在另一個名詞前面：a counter-terrorism unit反恐部隊、counter-terrorism laws反恐法律。You你 will also see counterterrorism, with no hyphen也會看到沒有連字號的counterterrorism

Though actually, after an attack almost any new security step may get this label, even when it is ordinary policing with a bigger name.

Though actually不過事實上，after an attack攻擊發生之後 almost any new security step幾乎任何新的安全措施 may get this label都可能被貼上這個標籤，even when it is ordinary policing with a bigger name就算它其實只是換了個大名字的普通警務工作

It is not a war against another country, and it is not the same as counterinsurgency, which is fighting an uprising inside a country.

It它 is not a war against another country不是對另一個國家開戰，and it is not the same as counterinsurgency也跟counterinsurgency不一樣，which is fighting an uprising inside a country那是指平定一個國家內部的叛亂

Formal, heavy, news English.

Formal正式、heavy沉重、news English新聞英文