entrenchment
n. 壕沟,防御设施
Entrenchments are a series of long deep holes called trenches which are dug for defence by soldiers in war.
Entrenchment means the firm establishment of a system or your own position in a situation.
...the entrenchment of democratic norms.
民主规范的牢固确立
1. an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
There has been a shift in opinion on the issue after a decade of entrenchment.
在那议题上十年的固守之后,有了转变的看法.