| 单词 | détente |
| 释义 | détenteor de·tente[ dey-tahnt; French dey-tahnt ] / deɪˈtɑnt; French deɪˈtɑ̃t / SEE SYNONYMS FOR détente ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural dé·tentes [dey-tahnts; French dey-tahnt]. /deɪˈtɑnts; French deɪˈtɑ̃t/.a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements. Origin of détenteFrom French, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at detent Words nearby détentedetection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent, détente, detention, detention camp, detention center, detention centre, detention home Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for détente
British Dictionary definitions for détentedétente / (deɪˈtɑːnt, French detɑ̃t) / nounthe relaxing or easing of tension, esp between nations Word Origin for détenteFrench, literally: a loosening, from Old French destendre to release, from tendre to stretch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for détentedétente [ (day-tahnt) ] A period of lessening tension between two major national powers, or a policy designed to lessen that tension. Détente presupposes that the two powers will continue to disagree but seeks to reduce the occasions of conflict. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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