Catharsis



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.宣泄, 净化
• ［英］ n.宣泄, 净化 ( the purifying of the emotions by art)
• ［记］ cathar ( 清洁) +sis -> 净化

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural catharses)

• Etymology: New Latin, from Greek katharsis, from kathairein to cleanse, purge, from katharos
• Date: circa 1775
• 1. purgation
• 2.
  • a. purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art
  • b. a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension
• 3. elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression

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