| 单词 | cathexis |
| 释义 | cathexis[ kuh-thek-sis ] / kəˈθɛk sɪs / noun, plural ca·thex·es [kuh-thek-seez]. /kəˈθɛk siz/. Psychoanalysis.the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea. the charge of psychic energy so invested. Origin of cathexis1920–25; <New Latin <Greek káthexis a keeping, equivalent to kathek- (variant stem of katéchein to keep, hold on to, equivalent to kat- cat- + échein to have, hold) + -sis -sis, as translation of German Besetzung a taking possession of (Freud's term) OTHER WORDS FROM cathexisca·thec·tic [kuh-thek-tik], /kəˈθɛk tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby cathexiscatheter, catheter embolus, catheterization, catheterize, cathetus, cathexis, Cathie, Cathleen, Catho, cathode, cathode dark space Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cathexis
British Dictionary definitions for cathexiscathexis / (kəˈθɛksɪs) / noun plural -thexes (-ˈθɛksiːz)psychoanal concentration of psychic energy on a single goal Word Origin for cathexisC20: from New Latin, from Greek kathexis, from katekhein to hold fast, intended to render German Besetzung a taking possession of Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for cathexiscathexis [ kə-thĕk′sĭs ] n. pl. ca•thex•es (-thĕk′sēz)Concentration of emotional energy on an object or idea. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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