sadism
noun /ˈseɪdɪzəm/
/ˈseɪdɪzəm/
[uncountable]- pleasure from watching or making somebody suffer
施虐癖，施虐狂；虐待狂 - There's a streak of sadism in his nature.
他本性中有几分施虐倾向。
- There's a streak of sadism in his nature.
- a need to hurt somebody in order to get sexual pleasure
性施虐狂
词源late 19th cent.: from French sadisme, from the name of the Marquis de Sade (1710-1814), the French writer and soldier.