cathartic
cathartic — 形容詞
- catharticpositive
- more catharticcomparative
- most catharticsuperlative
1. describing an activity or experience that lets you release strong, often painful
宣洩的
透過活動釋放強烈情緒以獲得紓解
describing an activity or experience that lets you release strong, often painful feelings — for example, crying during a sad film or shouting alone after a hard day
For Yara, writing a long letter she never sent to her father felt deeply cathartic.
對 Yara 來說，寫一封從未寄出的長信給父親，讓她感覺非常宣洩。
collocation: deeply cathartic
After months of holding back tears, Maja found the funeral deeply cathartic.
忍了好幾個月的淚水之後，Maja 覺得那場葬禮格外宣洩。
found + [event] + cathartic
Kian called his long run through the rain cathartic; it cleared his mind.
Kian 說在雨中長跑很宣洩，跑完之後頭腦清醒多了。
Jack finally told his brother the truth, and the talk was surprisingly cathartic.
Jack 終於對弟弟說出實話，那場對話意外地很宣洩。
adverb collocation: surprisingly cathartic
Screaming into a pillow after a terrible day at work can be oddly cathartic.
辛苦了一天之後，對著枕頭尖叫可以帶來一種奇特的宣洩感。
- deeply cathartic
- oddly cathartic
- surprisingly cathartic
- cathartic experience
- cathartic release
- suppressive
describes holding emotions in rather than letting them out
用法筆記
Usually describes experiences that process difficult emotions — grief, anger, or frustration — rather than joyful ones. The activity itself may be unpleasant, but the release it brings feels positive.
常見錯誤
2. causing the bowels to empty, especially of a medicine or natural substance
通便的
促使腸道排空的，具瀉藥效果
causing the bowels to empty, especially of a medicine or natural substance
Zola drank the bitter tea, not realising it had a powerful cathartic effect.
Zola 喝下那杯苦茶，不知道它有很強的通便效果。
collocation: cathartic effect
In the nineteenth century, doctors often gave cathartic medicines to treat fevers.
在十九世紀，醫生常給發燒的病人開通便的藥。
The nurse explained that the powder was cathartic and would work within an hour.
護士解釋那藥粉有通便作用，一個小時內就會見效。
predicative use: be + cathartic
Caleb's grandmother swore by a cathartic root she gathered from the hills each spring.
Caleb 的祖母很相信一種通便的草根，每年春天都去山上採。
- cathartic effect
- cathartic medicine
- cathartic herb
- cathartic drug
- binding
describes foods or medicines that harden the stools
用法筆記
Now rare; used mainly in historical or medical contexts. The emotional sense (EMOTIONAL RELEASE) is far more common in everyday English. Distinguish from the noun sense, which names the medicine itself.
cathartic — 名詞
1. a medicine or substance that makes the bowels empty
瀉藥
促進排便的藥物或物質
a medicine or substance that makes the bowels empty
The old pharmacy still stocked cathartics in glass bottles behind the wooden counter.
那家老藥局還在木頭櫃檯後面的玻璃罐裡存放著瀉藥。
plural noun: cathartics
Henry was given a mild cathartic before the surgery to clear his system.
Henry 在手術前服用了溫和的瀉藥來清腸。
collocation: mild cathartic
Samir reached for a cathartic from the shelf to ease his son's stomach pain.
Samir 從架上拿了瀉藥，希望可以緩解兒子的胃痛。
The doctor prescribed a gentle cathartic made from dried senna leaves.
醫生開了一種用乾燥番瀉葉製成的溫和瀉藥。
collocation: gentle cathartic
- mild cathartic
- gentle cathartic
- powerful cathartic
- strong cathartic
用法筆記
Now rare outside medical history. Most speakers today would say 'laxative' instead.
常見錯誤
同根字
- catharsis名詞C1
- cathartically副詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- cathartic effect