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transference

🇬🇧 UK/'trænsf(ə)r(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/træns'fә:rәns/
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Definitions

n.

The act of transferring something; in psychoanalysis, the redirection of emotions from one person onto another, especially onto a therapist.

转移;(心理分析)情感转移

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
transacross, beyond
+
fercarry, bear, bring
+
ento put into, to cause
+
cesuffix
=transference

Common Collocations

  • 1.emotional transference情感转移
  • 2.transference of skills技能迁移
  • 3.positive transference正向移情
  • 4.negative transference负向移情

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The therapist recognized the patient's transference and addressed it carefully in their sessions.

  • 2.

    Transference of skills from one job to another is a key advantage of a diverse career.

  • 3.

    The concept of transference is central to Freudian psychoanalytic theory.

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