repression

noun

1. the act of repressing
control by holding down

e.g. his goal was the repression of insolence

2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

3. a state of forcible subjugation

e.g. the long repression of Christian sects

1. 镇压;压制;控制
Repression is the use of force to restrict and control a society or other group of people.

e.g. ...a society conditioned by violence and repression.
受暴力和镇压制约的社会
e.g. ...the repressions of the 1930s.
20世纪30年代的镇压

2. (情感，尤指性欲的)压抑，控制
Repression of feelings, especially sexual ones, is a person's unwillingness to allow themselves to have natural feelings and desires.

e.g. ...the repression of his feelings about men.
他对男人情感的压抑

1. repression的解释

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2. 潜抑作用：假使产生焦虑的行动,完全不为个人所知,则我们说产生潜抑作用(repression)了. 失意症(amnesia)是潜抑作用的例子之一. 有一个个案,发现一个男人漫游街道,他不知道自己的姓名,及来自何方. 透过催眠剂其他技术之后,我们能够重新组织它的历史,