• n. [醫] 瀉法，導瀉；凈化；精神發泄

詞源不詳，由古希臘哲學家亞里士多德所創。詞源同英語常見名Catherine.

catharsis (n.)

1803, "bodily purging," from Latinized form of Greek katharsis "purging, cleansing," from stem of kathairein "to purify, purge," from katharos "pure, clear of dirt, clean, spotless; open, free; clear of shame or guilt; purified" (with most of the extended senses now found in Modern English clear, clean, pure), which is of unknown origin. Originally medical in English; of emotions from 1872; psychotherapy sense first recorded 1909, in Brill's translation of Freud.

1. Those things the Greeks called catharsis the sharing of pity and terror and joy with all.

那就是希臘人稱之為“精神凈化”的東西,大家一起感受憐憫和痛苦,分享快樂.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. He wrote out his rage and bewilderment, which gradually became a form of catharsis leading to understanding.

他把自己的憤怒和迷惘寫了下來，這漸漸成了一種理解問題的宣泄方式。

來自辭典例句

3. Liquidations and closedowns are the healthy catharsis of an efficient market.

停業清理和關門倒閉是一個高效率的市場的一種通便下瀉的現象.

來自辭典例句

4. They an intellectual epiphany and think they've experienced catharsis.

他們知性富有洞察力,認為自己經歷了這樣的過程.

來自互聯網

5. Salesman: Child, what do you buy catharsis spirit to work to use?

售貨員: 小朋友, 你買洗滌靈干什么用 啊 ?

來自互聯網