peace dividend

英 [ˈpiːs dɪvɪdend]

美 [ˈpiːs dɪvɪdend]

n.  和平红利，和平增益(指国家因裁军而得以用于其他方面的原军备和国防费用)

牛津词典

noun

• 和平红利，和平增益（指国家因裁军而得以用于其他方面的原军备和国防费用）
  money previously spent on weapons and the defence of a country and now available to be used for other things because of a reduction in a country's military forces

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 和平红利，和平效益（指冷战结束后由于原先花在国防和武器上的开支得以用于其他目的所带来的经济利益）
  Thepeace dividendis the economic benefit that was expected in the world after the end of the Cold War, as a result of money previously spent on defence and arms becoming available for other purposes.
  1. The peace dividend has not materialised despite military spending going down in most countries.
     虽然大多数国家的军事支出在降低，但和平红利并没有兑现。

双语例句

• When Spaniards start to enjoy a peace dividend in the form of lower security costs and higher tourism receipts in the Basque country, pressure will build to sort out the remaining issues.
  当西班牙人开始享受以低安保支出和高旅游收入为形式的和平时期公共事业经费时，解决残留问题的压力逐渐形成。
• The peace dividend has not materialised despite military spending going down in most countries.
  虽然大多数国家的军事支出在降低，但和平红利并没有兑现。
• Sadly, the great peace dividend we all expected to enjoy at the end of the cold war never really materialised.
  遗憾的是，在冷战结束时，我们所有人都期盼享有的巨额和平红利（peacedividend）从未真正兑现过。
• For most, the disappearance of the "evil empire" was an unqualified blessing, reducing the dangers of the world ending in a nuclear conflagration and offering the lure of a peace dividend.
  对大部分人来说，“邪恶帝国”的消失是绝对的福音，它降低了世界毁在一场疯狂核战的风险，并带来了和平红利。