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单词 de-escalation
释义

de-escalationn.

/diːɛskəˈleɪʃən/
Etymology: < de- prefix 2b + escalation n.
Originally U.S.
The reversal of escalation.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > by stages
de-escalation1965
1965 H. Kahn On Escalation xii. 230 In de-escalation, concessions and conciliation play something of the same role that demands and coercion play in escalation.
1965 Observer 29 Aug. 2/7 The Americans..are making the suggestion that a process of de-escalation should be tried.
1971 Daily Tel. 27 Jan. 7 It is perfectly possible to have de-escalation of the level of wage settlements and at the same time an increase in the real earnings of people.

Derivatives

de-ˈescalate v. transitive and intransitive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > decrease in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > by stages
de-escalate1964
the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce by degrees
parea1475
whittle1552
thwittle1593
fritter1728
step1960
de-escalate1964
to phase down1970
1964 Christian Sci. Monitor 28 Jan. 14/5 Just as the military must be able to escalate operations if the situation demands, they must be able to de-escalate also.
1965 H. Kahn On Escalation v. 91 Subsequent popular reaction, if the crisis de-escalates, may be an all-important influence.
1967 Spectator 15 Sept. 293/3 A good case can be made for the thesis that the administration is seriously preparing to de-escalate the war.
1970 Nature 26 Sept. 1371/2 It is full of sound advice to administrators on how to de-escalate situations deliberately contrived to lead to confrontation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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