détente

Related topics: Government, Politics

dé·tente, detente /ˈdeɪtɒnt, deɪˈtɑːnt $ deɪˈtɑːnt/ noun [uncountableU]

PGPPa time or situation in which two countries that are not friendly towards each other agree to behave in a more friendly way 〔两国间紧张关系的〕缓和

Examples from the Corpus

détente• Between the Labour government and the unions there was an uneasy détente at the start of 1977.

Origin detente

(1900-2000) French détente, from Old French destendre “to loosen”, from tendre “to stretch”

单词	détente
释义	détente Related topics: Government, Politics dé·tente, detente /ˈdeɪtɒnt, deɪˈtɑːnt $ deɪˈtɑːnt/ noun [uncountableU] PGPPa time or situation in which two countries that are not friendly towards each other agree to behave in a more friendly way 〔两国间紧张关系的〕缓和 Examples from the Corpus détente• Between the Labour government and the unions there was an uneasy détente at the start of 1977. Origin detente (1900-2000) French détente, from Old French destendre “to loosen”, from tendre “to stretch”
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