deterrent

They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.

他们坚信死刑是一种威慑手段。

Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job.

工资一直是最大的威慑因素，因为有家庭的人往往觉得，当他们转岗到一份大学里的工作时，他们担负不起薪水的下降。

Many argue that it is an effective deterrent to murder, while others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces murders.

许多人认为，死刑是对谋杀的有效威慑，而另一些人则认为，没有令人信服的证据表明死刑减少了谋杀。

The idea of building a nuclear deterrent is completely off the political agenda.

制造核威慑武器的意见完全不在政治议程中。

The new law has a deterrent effect.

新法令具有威慑力。

The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect.

炸弹是用来自卫的，而且它还有威慑作用。