repression

B2 CET-6 FREQ #19620

n. 抑制, 压抑, 制止 [医] 压抑, 抑制

发音

US /ɹəˈpɹɛʃən/

词形变化

repressions 复数 repressions

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

    镇压

    压抑

    弹压

    可数 不可数

    History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.

  2. 2.

    The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

    可数 不可数 心理学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

control defense defence defence mechanism defense mechanism subjection subjugation

相关短语

financial repression transnational repression

词源

From repress + -ion.

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