free as·so·ci·a·tion
noun/ˌfriː əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn/, /ˌfriː əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/
/ˌfriː əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn/, /ˌfriː əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the mental process by which one word or image may suggest another without any obvious connection
自由联想：一个单词或图像可能暗示另一个而没有任何明显联系的心理过程 - Many of the images seem to have been arrived at by means of free association.
许多图像似乎是通过自由联想得出的。
- Many of the images seem to have been arrived at by means of free association.
- a method of treating a patient by asking them to use the mental process of free association
一种通过要求患者使用自由联想的心理过程来治疗患者的方法 - Freud insisted on free association as the mainspring of analysis.
弗洛伊德坚持将自由联想作为分析的主要动力。
- Freud insisted on free association as the mainspring of analysis.