Word · Frequency #23919
sadist
虐待狂者;施虐狂
核心释义
a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others
- 1.
以残忍或他人痛苦为乐的人。
One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
- 2.
从施加痛苦中获得快感的人
someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others
以残忍或他人痛苦为乐的人。;从施加痛苦中获得快感的人;虐待狂者;[法] 性虐待狂者;虐待狂者
用法In use
The villain in the movie is a sadist who enjoys seeing his enemies suffer.
用法提示:sadist 作名词,指以他人痛苦为乐的人。
She called her boss a sadist after he made the whole team work through the weekend.
用法提示:sadist 作表语名词,表示“虐待狂者”。
Only a sadist would take pleasure in watching someone trip and fall.
用法提示:sadist 作主语,指以他人痛苦为乐的人。
be a sadist
sadist 为可数名词,指以施加痛苦为乐的人;这里作表语。
He is a sadist.
他是个虐待狂者。
call sb a sadist
call 后接宾语和名词作宾语补足语,表示“称某人为……”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sexual sadist
- 性施虐狂者
- The police identified him as a sexual sadist.警方认定他是一名性施虐狂者。
- a sadist at heart
- 骨子里的虐待狂;本性施虐的人
- He seems gentle, but he is a sadist at heart.他看起来很温和,但骨子里是个虐待狂。
- sadist and masochist
- 施虐狂与受虐狂
- The novel explores the relationship between a sadist and a masochist.这部小说探讨了一个施虐狂与一个受虐狂之间的关系。
- self-confessed sadist
- 自称的虐待狂者
- In his memoir, he described himself as a self-confessed sadist.他在回忆录中称自己为自认的虐待狂者。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想发音‘say-dust’:施虐狂把人打倒,冷冷说‘you are dust(你是尘土)’,从中取乐。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:心理学或医学文本、法律与犯罪语境、日常对话(贬义) 该词为中性词,正式与口语场合均可用;常出现在心理学、法律等书面语境,口语中多含贬义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 sadist 的读音 /ˈseɪdəst/ 押韵。下列 -ist 结尾的词拼写相似,但末尾读 /ɪst/,与 sadist 的 /əst/ 不同,注意不要看拼写推测读音。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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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