repress
repress
verb
represser
noun
repressible
adjective
repression
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.]subdue (someone or something) by force
压服，压制，镇压
the uprisings were repressed.
起义被镇压了。
■restrain or prevent (the expression of a feeling)
抑制（情感的表露）
Isabel couldn't repress a sharp cry of fear.
伊莎贝尔因恐惧禁不住尖叫了一声。
■suppress (a thought, feeling, or desire) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious
克制（想法、情感或愿望）
the thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it.
想到是他杀害了自己弟弟他觉得非常恐怖，因此强压着不去想。
■inhibit the natural development or self-expression of (someone or something)
约束，禁锢
too much bureaucracy represses creativity.
过多的官僚作风禁锢着人们的创造性。
■(Biology)prevent the transcription of (a gene)
(生)使（基因）转录受阻遏
represser
noun
repressible
adjective
repression
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'keep back (something objectionable)'): from Latin repress- 'pressed back, checked', from the verb reprimere, from re- 'back' + premere 'to press'
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