1
- providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis有宣泄作用的; 起宣泄作用的：
crying is a cathartic release.
哭泣是一种宣泄。
2
- Medicine (chiefly of a drug) purgative【医】（多指药）导泻的, 通便的。
- Medicine a purgative drug【医】泻剂。
派生词
cathartically
adverb词源
early 17th cent. (in medical use)： via late Latin from Greek kathartikos, from katharsis 'cleansing' （see CATHARSIS）.