Masochism is behaviour in which someone gets sexual pleasure from their own pain or suffering.
例句
The tendency towards masochism is however always linked with elements of sadism.不过,性受虐狂的倾向中总是有一些施虐的成分。
N-UNCOUNT
自虐狂;受虐狂
If you describe someone's behaviour as masochism, you mean that they seem to be trying to get into a situation which causes them suffering or great difficulty.
例句
Once you have tasted life in southern California, it takes a peculiar kind of masochism to return to a British winter.一旦体验过南加州的生活,再重返寒冬腊月里的英国就有点自讨苦吃。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
行业词典
医学: 〔Leopold von Sacher-Masoch,奥地利小说家,1836~1895〕〔性〕受虐狂:被另一个人羞辱或伤害便得到性满足的性欲倒错;