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.
双语例句
1. This argument is only too blatantly an alibi for domestic repression.
这一辩解完全是在为国内的镇压活动开脱。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Repression made him behave worse.
受抑制使他表现得更糟.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. In a very real sense, post - war repression was the continuation of the war.
就真正意义上来说, 战后经济衰退就是战争的继续.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Consequently he threw Carrie into repression, which was irritating.
