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To deter someone is to stop them from doing something by making them see that it will be hard, costly, or will go badly. A high price can deter buyers. Bright lights and cameras can deter thieves. A long prison sentence is meant to deter crime. Though actually, deter works on the mind, not the body: you do not hold the person back with your hands; you make them not want to try. It is a little formal. In easy talk people often say “put off” or “scare off.” It has nothing to do with washing clothes — is a different word from a different Latin root.
嚇阻、使打退堂鼓（新聞、法律常說嚇阻）
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Detername
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A surname from German.
deterverb/dɪˈtɜː/
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To prevent something from happening.
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To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
- Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own.
- Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some men from discussing their problems.
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To distract someone from something.
- we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。