Definition of cathectic in English:

cathectic

adjective kəˈθɛktɪkkəˈTHektik

Psychoanalysis

Relating to cathexis.
〔心理分析〕（与）精神集中发泄（有关）的；聚精会神的
Example sentencesExamples
- By October 1977 when the paintings were first exhibited, their cathectic energy had become exhausted - so much so that the presence of these extraordinary pictures was no longer regarded a necessity in Germany.
- Perhaps, dislocated as they are now from their original telos, the cycle could continue to release cathectic energies and be transformed into a nonspecific work of mourning.
- Both neo-colonial and advanced capitalist/colonial states organize and reinforce a cathectic structure based in sexual difference, which they enforce through a variety of means, including legislation.
- The scene describing the woman's encounter with the Latino boy suggests that their relationship has a cathectic dynamic.
- Indeed, it requires a ‘great expense of time and cathectic energy’ during which ‘the existence of the lost object is psychically prolonged.’

Origin

1920s: from Greek kathektikos 'capable of holding'.

Definition of cathectic in US English:

cathectic

adjectivekəˈTHektik

Psychoanalysis

Relating to cathexis.
〔心理分析〕（与）精神集中发泄（有关）的；聚精会神的
Example sentencesExamples
- By October 1977 when the paintings were first exhibited, their cathectic energy had become exhausted - so much so that the presence of these extraordinary pictures was no longer regarded a necessity in Germany.
- The scene describing the woman's encounter with the Latino boy suggests that their relationship has a cathectic dynamic.
- Perhaps, dislocated as they are now from their original telos, the cycle could continue to release cathectic energies and be transformed into a nonspecific work of mourning.
- Indeed, it requires a ‘great expense of time and cathectic energy’ during which ‘the existence of the lost object is psychically prolonged.’
- Both neo-colonial and advanced capitalist/colonial states organize and reinforce a cathectic structure based in sexual difference, which they enforce through a variety of means, including legislation.

Origin

1920s: from Greek kathektikos ‘capable of holding’.

词汇	cathectic
释义	Definition of cathectic in English: cathectic adjective kəˈθɛktɪkkəˈTHektik Psychoanalysis Relating to cathexis. 〔心理分析〕（与）精神集中发泄（有关）的；聚精会神的 Example sentencesExamples By October 1977 when the paintings were first exhibited, their cathectic energy had become exhausted - so much so that the presence of these extraordinary pictures was no longer regarded a necessity in Germany. Perhaps, dislocated as they are now from their original telos, the cycle could continue to release cathectic energies and be transformed into a nonspecific work of mourning. Both neo-colonial and advanced capitalist/colonial states organize and reinforce a cathectic structure based in sexual difference, which they enforce through a variety of means, including legislation. The scene describing the woman's encounter with the Latino boy suggests that their relationship has a cathectic dynamic. Indeed, it requires a ‘great expense of time and cathectic energy’ during which ‘the existence of the lost object is psychically prolonged.’ Origin 1920s: from Greek kathektikos 'capable of holding'. Definition of cathectic in US English: cathectic adjectivekəˈTHektik Psychoanalysis Relating to cathexis. 〔心理分析〕（与）精神集中发泄（有关）的；聚精会神的 Example sentencesExamples By October 1977 when the paintings were first exhibited, their cathectic energy had become exhausted - so much so that the presence of these extraordinary pictures was no longer regarded a necessity in Germany. The scene describing the woman's encounter with the Latino boy suggests that their relationship has a cathectic dynamic. Perhaps, dislocated as they are now from their original telos, the cycle could continue to release cathectic energies and be transformed into a nonspecific work of mourning. Indeed, it requires a ‘great expense of time and cathectic energy’ during which ‘the existence of the lost object is psychically prolonged.’ Both neo-colonial and advanced capitalist/colonial states organize and reinforce a cathectic structure based in sexual difference, which they enforce through a variety of means, including legislation. Origin 1920s: from Greek kathektikos ‘capable of holding’.
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