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sadism towards sb/sth
也可用toward，两者均为标准用法。
His sadism towards his subordinates was well known.
他对下属的施虐行为众所周知。
施虐癖；性施虐狂
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施虐癖；性施虐狂
sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
His sadism towards his subordinates was well known.
他对下属的施虐行为众所周知。
指性心理层面的施虐癖；泛指残忍、虐待时多用 cruelty。
The enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation without pity.
通过对他人施加伤害(身体或心理)获得性快感
sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
Achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain or humiliation on others, or watching pain or humiliation inflicted on others.
Deliberate or wanton cruelty, either mental or physical, to other people, or to animals, regardless of whether for (sexual) gratification.
The doctor's report mentioned that sadism can appear in different forms.
医生的报告提到，性施虐癖可以以不同形式出现。
Many psychological studies have tried to explain the origins of sadism.
许多心理学研究试图解释性施虐癖的起源。
She found his sadism disturbing and ended the relationship.
她觉得他的性施虐癖令人不安，于是结束了这段关系。
也可用toward，两者均为标准用法。
His sadism towards his subordinates was well known.
他对下属的施虐行为众所周知。
此结构强调施虐行为体现在某一具体动作或情境中。
There was a twisted sadism in the way he humiliated others.
他羞辱他人的方式里带有一种扭曲的施虐快感。
该结构使sadism可用于可数场合，指一次具体的施虐行为。
The torture was not just cruelty but an act of sadism.
这种酷刑不仅是残忍，更是一种施虐行为。
Not this
He is a sadism person.
Use this
He is a sadistic person.
sadism 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；表示“有施虐倾向的”应使用形容词 sadistic。改为 sadistic 后，语法正确且语义不变。
Not this
He has a sadism towards animals.
Use this
He has sadism towards animals.
sadism 是抽象名词，通常不可数，不能与不定冠词 a 连用。应去掉 a，直接用 sadism 表示“施虐倾向”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
性施虐癖
Sexual sadism is a psychiatric diagnosis involving pleasure from causing pain.
性施虐癖是一种精神科诊断，患者从造成痛苦中获得快感。
施虐与受虐
The film explores the link between sadism and masochism.
这部电影探讨了施虐与受虐之间的联系。
十足的施虐狂
The guard's cruelty was pure sadism.
守卫的残忍纯粹是施虐狂的表现。
施虐行为
The attack was described as an act of sadism.
这次袭击被描述为一种施虐行为。
无端的施虐
Critics accused the show of gratuitous sadism.
评论家批评该节目存在无端的施虐情节。
Use sadism naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆成 sad + ism：让人“sad（悲伤）”的主义，就是施虐狂、以伤害他人为乐。
语域：mixed 常见场景：clinical psychology、legal discourse、everyday speech 通常用于心理学或医学语境，指从伤害他人中获得性快感；在口语中也常用来夸张地形容冷酷或残忍的行为。正式场合多用于专业描述，日常使用时带有贬义或夸张色彩。
No common word fully rhymes with sadism (/ˈseɪdɪzəm/). The listed -ism words share its spelling ending and final unstressed /ɪzəm/, but their main stress falls on an earlier syllable, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes. Note that racism (/ˈreɪsɪzəm/) also begins with /eɪ/, but the consonant after the vowel differs.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.