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

• 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。
• A cathartic selloff in 1974 was followed by a quick recovery and then years of blah performance.
  1974年股市一跌暴跌，随后又迅速恢复，接着一连数年表现平平。
• 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。
• Comparative Study of Direct Nursing Cost between Auricular-plaster Method and Routine Cathartic Therapy
  耳穴贴压与一般通便疗法的护理直接成本的比较
• 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。
• Cathartic Effects of Moringa Oleifera Leaves in Mice I'm afraid hot food or oily food does not agree with us.
  辣木叶对小白鼠通便作用的初步研究辛辣和油腻食物恐怕不合我们的胃口。
• Tears can be cathartic or a means of clearing the air.
  眼泪可以是消除误会的良药。
• I felt the cathartic power of his speech.
  我感觉到了他讲话的感情宣泄力。
• To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
  内服可用作泻药、健胃药等。
• 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？