catharsis

UK:  [kə'θɑː(r)sɪs]

US:  [kə'θɑrsɪs]

复数：catharses  

n.

1.(精神分析学所说通过自觉或表达)忧惧消解

2.疏泄疗法

3.洗涤

4.清洗肠胃

5.【医学】导泻(法),通便(法);精神发泄

6.【哲学】(通过对悲剧等艺术品的观赏而)感情净化

1 . It had been a painful but therapeutic catharsis.
虽然很痛苦，但却是一种精神宣泄。

2 . 'For me, taking these pictures is a way of dealing with it - my own forms of catharsis, ' he told the Irish Times.
“于我而言，拍摄这些照片是我应对手术的一种方式——一种自我宣泄的途径，”他对爱尔兰时报说。

3 . What you may not know is that one of the United States' beloved Founding Fathers actually did indulge in such a catharsis.
你可能不知道的是，某个美国众人爱戴的的开国元勋确实放纵了这么一次。

4 . But Bernard Madoff has robbed the world of such a catharsis, just as he robbed almost 5, 000 credulous clients of billions of dollars.
但是伯尼·梅道夫就像他掠夺了5000位信誉良好的客户数以十亿计的美金那样，夺走了全世界人们发泄情绪的机会。

5 . In that sense, X Japan's reunion at least allows you to provide catharsis for your fans.
在这个意义上，XJapan的重组至少给你的fans提供了一次精神上的宣泄。