repression 英 [rɪˈpreʃn]   美 [rɪˈprɛʃən]

repression

repression  英 [rɪˈpreʃn] 美 [rɪˈprɛʃən]

n. 抑制,[心理] 压抑;镇压 

名词复数:repressions 

government repression 政府的压制
sexual repression 性压抑

  • Repression is a kind of holding back or holding down. There's repression of feelings (willing yourself not to cry), as well as social repression (where the government limits freedom or shuts out certain groups).
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  • n. 抑制,[心理] 压抑;镇压
  • 1. government repression

    政府的压制

  • 2. sexual repression

    性压抑

  • 3. Repression made him behave worse.

    受抑制使他表现得更糟.

  • 4. The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.

    压抑你的真实感情有害健康.

  • repression (n.) late 14c., noun of action from repress (v.), or else from Medieval Latin repressionem (nominative repressio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reprimere. Psychological sense is from 1908; biochemical sense is from 1957.
re·pres·sion / rɪˈpreʃn ; NAmE rɪˈpreʃn / noun [uncountable ] 1 the act of using force to control a group of people and restrict their freedom 压制;镇压 government repression 政府的压制 2 the act of controlling strong emotions and desires and not allowing them to be expressed so that they no longer seem to exist 抑制;克制;压抑 sexual repression 性压抑 repression repressions re·pres·sion / rɪˈpreʃn ; NAmE rɪˈpreʃn /
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