Word · Frequency #27216
sadism
施虐癖；性施虐狂
sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
指性心理层面的施虐癖；泛指残忍、虐待时多用 cruelty。
- 1.
The enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation without pity.
- 2.
sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
通过对他人施加伤害(身体或心理)获得性快感
- 3.
Achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain or humiliation on others, or watching pain or humiliation inflicted on others.
- 4.
Deliberate or wanton cruelty, either mental or physical, to other people, or to animals, regardless of whether for (sexual) gratification.
通过对他人施加伤害(身体或心理)获得性快感；虐待狂；施虐欲；残忍；[法] 性虐待狂
In use
The doctor's report mentioned that sadism can appear in different forms.
Many psychological studies have tried to explain the origins of sadism.
She found his sadism disturbing and ended the relationship.
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。
sadism in doing sth
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。
an act of sadism
该结构使sadism可用于可数场合，指一次具体的施虐行为。
Connections
Collocations
- sexual sadism
- 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。
- sadism and masochism
- 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。
- pure sadism
- 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。
- an act of sadism
- 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。
- gratuitous sadism
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 sad + ism：让人“sad（悲伤）”的主义，就是施虐狂、以伤害他人为乐。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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