| 单词 | masochistic |
| 释义 | masochistic (once / 40066 pages) adj If you call someone masochistic, you are implying that they get pleasure from pain. Masochistic might be a good adjective to describe your friends who view participating in an Ironman Triathlon as their idea of a good time. In the early 19th century, an individual with the last name Sacher-Masoch had some deviant, or abnormal, thoughts regarding sexuality. His name became the German noun Masochismus and, eventually, the English adjective masochistic. Sometimes masochistic is used incorrectly or as slang to refer to someone who just does something mean, as in "taking the wings off of flies is masochistic," implying that the person enjoys the pain of another, when the word really is specific to the person receiving pain. (It's a sadistic person who enjoys inflicting pain on someone else.) WORD FAMILYmasochistic: masochistically+/masochism: masochist, masochistic/masochist: masochists USAGE EXAMPLESLittle surprise that the industry, which has always had a sort of masochistic bent, fell in love. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) Cubs: A team that has managed to disappoint its most masochistic fans. Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) Redmayne clearly has a masochistic streak: armchair psychologists often connect it to a rarefied upbringing that saw him pass through Eton and Cambridge University. The Guardian(Nov 06, 2016) adj deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated Ant sadistic deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another |
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