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单词 catharsis
释义 ca·thar·sis
\kəˈthärsə̇s, -thȧs-\ noun
(plural cathar·ses \-ˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek katharsis, from kathairein to clean, purify, from katharos pure
1. : purgation 1
2.
 a. : the purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art
  < leaves the spectator “as empty, as changed, and as sad” as any other tragic catharsis — Carlos Baker >
  — used by Aristotle in his description of the effect of tragedy
 b. : any purification or purgation that brings about a spiritual renewal or a satisfying release from tension
  < these drawings served as a catharsis, relieving him of his burden of terrible memories, at the same time releasing hidden creative forces — Eva Michaelis-Stern >
3.
 a. : the process of bringing repressed ideas and feelings into consciousness especially by the technique of free association as employed in psychoanalysis, drugs or hypnosis sometimes being used as adjuvants — compare hypnotherapy, narcoanalysis
 b. : abreaction
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