1610s, of medicines, from Latin catharticus, from Greek kathartikos "fit for cleansing, purgative," from katharsis "purging, cleansing" (see catharsis). General sense is from 1670s. Related: Cathartical.
双语例句
1. 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。
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2. Ask or call your surgeon before taking a cathartic.
在使用通便药之前,要向医生询问.
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3. To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
内服可用作泻药 、 健胃药等.
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4. Nasser's 1956 triumph endured in Arab memory as a moment of cathartic liberation.
在阿拉伯的记忆里,纳赛尔1956年的大胜是净化解放运动的重要时刻.
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5. Antidote for overdose application: emetic, cathartic, alkalescent foods and beverages.
