sadism
美音:
[´seıdızəm
]英音:
[´seıdızəm
]n. 虐待狂,病态的残忍
难易程度:
sadism为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:sadistically 形容词:sadistic 名词:sadist
sadism
/'seɪdɪzəm; `sedɪzəm/
n [U]
(a) enjoyment of watching or inflicting cruelty 施虐狂
*sadism in the treatment of prisoners 从虐待囚犯中得到的乐趣.
(b) getting sexual pleasure from this 性施虐狂. Cf 参看 masochism.
sadism
n[U][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;Origin: sadisme, from the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), French writer who described cruel sexual practices]
behaviour in which someone gets pleasure from hurting other people or making then suffer
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masochism There seemed to be an element of sadism in the training regime.when someone gets sexual pleasure from hurting someone
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masochism