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

• 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。
• 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。
• Experience shows that the harsh discipline required to list on equity markets can be cathartic, transforming staid monopolies into nimbler, more profitable enterprises.
  经验表明，不规范运作只有通过上市才能加以规范，变垄断企业为更具效率和盈利能力的上市企业。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many filmgoers want a cathartic experience, but few reviewers are willing or even able to achieve catharsis.
  许多影迷希望能够在电影中有酣畅淋漓的感觉，但是没有评论员愿意或者是能够做到。
• Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.
  通过使用一种药物来清除体内加速内脏的循环。
• Tears can be cathartic or a means of clearing the air.
  眼泪可以是消除误会的良药。
• Agonist, antagonist of Kappa receptor had no effect on intestine transmission function in cathartic colon mouse.
  kappa阿片受体激动剂和拮抗剂对泻剂结肠大鼠肠道传输功能无明显的作用。