cathartic

英 [kəˈθɑːtɪk]

美 [kəˈθɑːrtɪk]

adj.  起宣泄作用的; 宣泄情绪的

BNC.33415 / COCA.19984

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 起到发泄作用的;宣泄情绪的
  Something that iscathartichas the effect of catharsis.
  1. His laughter was cathartic, an animal yelp that brought tears to his eyes.
     他哈哈大笑以宣泄情绪，声音如野兽般尖厉，眼泪都笑出来了。
  2. ...a liberating and cathartic experience.
     释放情感、宣泄情绪的体验

英英释义

noun

• a purging medicine
  Synonym:purgativephysicaperient

adj

• strongly laxative
  Synonym:evacuantpurgative
• emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
  Synonym:releasing
• emotionally purging
  Synonym:psychotherapeutic

双语例句

• Filming the DVD was obviously a cathartic experience, but why did you decide to release it to the public?
  拍摄DVD显然是一次畅通的经历，但是你为什么决定发行它呢？
• One of the reasons the US has been so strong is because we have always been cathartic and have purged ourselves.
  美国之所以一直这么强大的原因之一，是我们总是在破旧迎新。
• East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine.
  产于东印度的一种决明，具长荚果，含有黑色导泻的果肉，可作马的内服剂。
• To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
  内服可用作泻药、健胃药等。
• And that's what the art is for at this stage, is actually to let it have some sort of cathartic effect on you.
  这就是艺术在这种时候的意义，它其实能帮你释放自己强烈的情感。
• In total, it sounds like it was a personal and cathartic album.
  总的来说，听起来像是个人（自我）净化和宣泄情感的专辑。
• At this time, it seems unlikely that long-term stimulant laxative use will result in cathartic colon.
  从目前来看，长期使用刺激性泻药不太可能导致泻药结肠。
• Several networks, betting that viewers want to give the Great Recession a big, cathartic bear hug, have announced new shows about the little guy struggling and the big guy brought low.
  一些电视网，认为观众想给经济危机一个发泄似的大熊抱，他们播出了一些关于在经济危机中小人物挣扎和大人物破产的电视剧。
• As a young woman she had written a novel, a collection of short stories and a cathartic memoir about being jilted by her lover.
  当她是一个年轻女人的时候，她写过一部小说，一部短篇故事集和一部关于她被情人抛弃的，却是十分陶冶人情操的自传。
• I felt the cathartic power of his speech.
  我感觉到了他讲话的感情宣泄力。