| 单词 | transitional object |
| 释义 | > as lemmastransitional object transitional object n. originally Psychoanalysis an object (such as a blanket, soft toy, etc.) held or carried, typically by a child, to afford reassurance by its familiarity; = comfort object n. at comfort n. Additions. These objects are so named because they facilitate the child's transition from a subjectively perceived inner consciousness to an objectively perceived external world. ΚΠ 1951 D. W. Winnicott in Coll. Wks. (2016) III. 449 Perhaps some soft object has been offered and accepted by the infant, and this then becomes what I am calling a Transitional Object. 1990 A. Stevens On Jung v. 86 Transitional objects..possess the magical power of rendering the absent mother symbolically present. 2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Aug. Transitional objects like stuffed animals can help children find safety in familiarity—this is not the time to try to throw away a beloved blanket. < as lemmas |
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