the act of expressing strong emotions or using energy by doing an activity or creating something, or the activity or work itself

Was their writing a sublimation of deep, basic desires? 他们的写作是将深层的基本欲望高尚化了吗？

He believed aggression could be kept in check via sublimation, namely through play. 他相信攻击行为可以通过转化成游戏来控制。