repress(动词):压抑;抑制(情感、欲望、想法等的表达);也可指镇压(反对力量或暴动)。
/riˈprɛs/
He tried to repress his anger.
他努力压住怒火。
In many societies, people learn to repress their feelings to appear calm and polite, even when they are under great stress.
在许多社会中,人们学会压抑自己的感受,以显得冷静有礼,即使他们承受着巨大压力。
来自拉丁语 reprimere,由 *re-*(“向后、再”)+ premere(“按压”)构成,原义是“按回去、压下去”,因此引申为“把情绪或冲动压下去”,以及“用强力压制”。