| 释义 |
cathartic /ka-thärˈtik/ or cathartical /-ti-kl/ adjective- Cleansing, purifying
- Having the power or effect of cleansing the bowels (medicine)
- Purgative
- Causing emotional or psychological catharsis
noun A purgative medicine ORIGIN: Gr kathartikos fit for cleansing, from katharos clean cathˈarize or cathˈarise transitive verb - To render absolutely clean
- To purge
catharˈsis noun (pl catharˈses /-sēz/) - Purification
- Evacuation of the bowels
- Purification of the emotions, achieved, according to Aristotle, through the witnessing of theatrical tragedy
- The purging of the effects of pent-up emotion and repressed thoughts, by bringing them to the surface of consciousness (psychology)
cathartˈically adverb |