Cathartic背单词有诀窍!
cathartic
音标
英 [kəˈθɑːtɪk]
美 [kəˈθɑːrtɪk]
基本释义
泻药
引申为宣泄情绪的、宣泄感情的
大快人心的、破除旧的
词根记忆:
cathar净化(宣泄是一种净化情绪的方式)+tic[=ic](tic等同于ic,是形容词的词尾)
词典例句:
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。
美剧台词:
The truth can be painful, emma, but it can also be cathartic.
真相让人痛苦,但也会让人认清事实。
经济学人例句
As a young woman she had written a novel, a collection of short stories and a cathartic memoir about being jilted by her lover.
年轻的时候,她也写过一部小说,一本短篇故事集,还有一本宣泄感情的回忆录,记述的是她被爱人抛弃的故事。
The Japanese have so many reasons to resent the LDP that you might think voting it out of office would be cathartic.
日本民众有如此多厌恶自民党的理由,以至于可能会令你感到,在投票中将它赶下台将是一件大快人心之事。
金融时报例句
One of the reasons the US has been so strong is because we have always been cathartic and have purged ourselves.
美国之所以一直这么强大的原因之一,是我们总是在破旧迎新。