introject(名词/动词,心理学/精神分析)指“内摄物”,或“内摄”:把外界的人、价值观、规则或关系体验在心理上‘吞入’并内化,仿佛成为自我结构的一部分。(另有较少见含义,此处以最常用的精神分析义为主。)
/ˈɪntrədʒɛkt/
I realized that my inner critic was an introject of my father’s voice.
我意识到我内心的批评者其实是我父亲声音的内摄物。
In therapy, she began to separate her own desires from the harsh introjects formed in childhood, which had shaped her choices for years.
在治疗中,她开始把自己的愿望与童年形成的严苛内摄物区分开来;这些内摄物多年来一直影响着她的选择。
来自拉丁语构词:intro-(向内)+ jacere(投掷、抛入),原意接近“投向内部”。在精神分析语境中转为“把外在对象/声音/规范‘抛进’心里并内化”。