Destabilization is the process of making something — especially a government or an economy — less successful, less powerful, or less able to control events. The thing still stands, but it wobbles: leaders lose their grip, markets swing wildly, people stop trusting the system.

Destabilizationdestabilization is the process of making something是讓某個東西變得 — especially a government or an economy尤其是政府或經濟 — less successful, less powerful, or less able to control events更不成功、更沒有力量,或更沒辦法掌控局面的過程。 The thing still stands那個東西還站著, but it wobbles但搖搖欲墜: leaders lose their grip領導人失去掌控力, markets swing wildly市場劇烈波動, people stop trusting the system人們不再信任這個體制。

You hear it in news and political talk: the destabilization of a government, of a region, of the economy. People also stretch it to markets, currencies, even a sports team after a shock, but the home of the word is public life, not a wobbly chair.

You hear it in news and political talk你會在新聞和政治談話中聽到這個字: the destabilization of a government, of a region, of the economy像是「某政府的destabilization」、「某地區的」、「經濟的」。 People also stretch it to markets, currencies, even a sports team after a shock人們也會把這個字延伸用到市場、貨幣,甚至是受到衝擊後的運動隊伍, but the home of the word is public life但這個字的本家是公共生活, not a wobbly chair而不是一張搖晃的椅子。

This spelling with z is the usual American one; British writing often has destabilisation. The noun names the process; the doing is destabilize.

This spelling with z這個用z的拼法 is the usual American one是美式英文常見的寫法; British writing often has destabilisation英式寫法則常常拼成destabilisation。 The noun names the process這個名詞指的是這個過程; the doing is destabilize而動作本身叫做destabilize。