masochism
noun /ˈmæsəkɪzəm/
/ˈmæsəkɪzəm/
[uncountable]- the practice of getting sexual pleasure from being hurt or controlled by somebody else
compare sadism性受虐狂 Collocations Dictionary… of masochism- act
- a form of masochism
- a kind of masochism
- (informal) pleasure in something that most people would find unpleasant or painful
受虐狂 - You spent the whole weekend in a tent in the rain? That's masochism!
下着雨,你就在帐篷里度过了整个周末?真是自讨苦吃!
Collocations Dictionary… of masochism- act
- a form of masochism
- a kind of masochism
- You spent the whole weekend in a tent in the rain? That's masochism!
词源late 19th cent.: named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835–95), the Austrian novelist who described it + -ism.