catharsis
/kəˈθɑːsɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈθɑːrsɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈthär-səs/ (ame, mw)
catharsis — 名詞
- catharsissingular
- catharsesplural
1. the letting out of powerful feelings through art, writing, talk, or another inte
宣洩；抒發
透過藝術或經驗釋放強烈情緒
the letting out of powerful feelings through art, writing, talk, or another intense experience, leaving a person calmer or less burdened afterwards.
Writing letters she never sent gave Amira a sense of catharsis after the funeral.
寫那些她從未寄出的信，讓 Amira 在喪禮後得到一種情緒宣洩。
give someone a sense of catharsis after grief
The final scene of the play brought catharsis to the silent audience.
那齣戲的最後一幕，為沉默的觀眾帶來了情緒宣洩。
bring catharsis to an audience through art
After shouting into the wind, Joshua felt catharsis at last.
朝著風大喊之後，Joshua 終於得到抒發。
Painting the stormy sea became catharsis for Hui during a painful divorce.
在一段痛苦的離婚過程中，畫下那片暴風雨中的海，成了 Hui 的情緒宣洩。
The support group offered catharsis as people spoke about the fire.
大家談起那場火災時，這個支持團體帶來的是宣洩。
- repression
suggests keeping difficult feelings pushed down instead of letting them out
文法句型
feel catharsis
find catharsis in + activity
bring catharsis to + audience
用法筆記
Often used for release that comes through art, therapy, grief, or intense conversation. Distinguish it from simple relief: catharsis focuses on letting feelings out, not just feeling better afterwards.
常見錯誤
2. the emptying of the bowels as the body is strongly purged, especially after medi
瀉下；通便
藉排便來清空腸道的過程
the emptying of the bowels as the body is strongly purged, especially after medicine meant to clear the system.
The old treatment caused catharsis, so the doctor kept Mira near a bathroom.
那種老式療法引發了瀉下，所以醫師讓 Mira 待在廁所附近。
medical subject + caused catharsis
After the bitter medicine, catharsis began within an hour.
喝下那帖苦藥後，一小時內就開始通便。
Nurses watched for catharsis after giving the patient a strong laxative.
護理師在病人服下強效瀉藥後，觀察是否出現瀉下。
The dose was reduced when catharsis left Jack weak and dizzy.
當瀉下讓 Jack 感到虛弱又頭暈時，劑量就被調低了。
In the old textbook, catharsis was listed as a treatment for clearing the bowels.
在那本舊教科書裡，瀉下被列為一種用來清腸的療法。
- purgation
a close formal medical synonym
- evacuation
describes the bowel-emptying act more directly
- constipation
the bowels do not empty easily
文法句型
cause catharsis
catharsis after + medicine
watch for catharsis
用法筆記
This is a specialist medical use and is much rarer than sense 1. It refers to physical bowel emptying, not to emotional release through art or therapy.