“防御机制”常见的英文表达是 “defense mechanism” (美式英语)或 “defence mechanism” (英式英语),两者意思相同,在心理学领域使用广泛。
例句:
Repression is one of the most common defense mechanisms. (压抑是最常见的防御机制之一。)
People often use denial as a defense mechanism to avoid facing painful truths.(人们常常用否认作为一种防御机制,以避免面对痛苦的事实。)