cordon sanitaire

名词 n.
/ˌkɔːdɒn sanɪˈtɛː/    /kɔːrˌdɔ̃ː ˌsɑniˈtɛr/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A barrier (physical or administrative) to prevent the spread of disease.
    — In accordance with their recommendation, the French Ministry drew a cordon sanitaire round the Spanish frontier. The plague gradually died away with the colder weather of the winter; but the French Ministry did not withdraw the troops who composed the cordon sanitaire.
  2. Any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable. broadly
    — The alternative for such a policy was the isolation of Russia and the construction of a cordon sanitaire, in order to contain Bolshevism in the present area.

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Etymology tree
French cordon sanitairelbor.
English cordon sanitaire
Learned borrowing from French cordon sanitaire.
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