catharsis
英 [kə'θɑːsɪs]
美 [kə'θɑrsɪs]
- n. [医学] 下剤, 下痢止め; 瀉剤; 精神的発散.
語源
カタルシス Catharsis古代ギリシャの哲学者アリストテレスによる造語で、起源は不明。語源は一般的な英語名Catherineと同じ。
英語の語源
- catharsis (n.)
- 1803, "bodily purging," from Latinized form of Greek katharsis "purging, cleansing," from stem of kathairein "to purify, purge," from katharos "pure, clear of dirt, clean, spotless; open, free; clear of shame or guilt; purified" (with most of the extended senses now found in Modern English clear, clean, pure), which is of unknown origin. Originally medical in English; of emotions from 1872; psychotherapy sense first recorded 1909, in Brill's translation of Freud.
例文
- 1. Those things the Greeks called catharsis the sharing of pity and terror and joy with all.
- それはギリシャ人が「精神浄化」と呼ぶもので、みんなで哀れみと苦しみを感じ、喜びを分かち合う。
- 2.He wrote out his rage and bewilderment,which gradually became a form of catharsis leading to understanding.
- 彼は自分の怒りと迷いを書き、問題を理解するための解き方になってきた。
- 3.Liquidations and closedowns are the healthy catharsis of an efficient market.
- 休業整理と閉店倒産は効率的な市場の便通下痢の現象である。
- 4.They an intellectual epiphany and think they 've experienced catharsis .
- 彼らは知的で洞察力に富み、自分がこのような過程を経験したと思っている。
- 5.Salesman:Child，what do you buy catharsis spirit to work to use？
- 販売員：子供、洗濯霊を買って何をしていますか。