masochism

masochism
[ˈmasəkɪz(ə)m]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation
    受虐狂，性受虐狂；自虐倾向
    ■(in general use) the enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome
    以苦为乐
    isn't there some masochism involved in taking on this kind of project?.
    接受这种工程岂不是有点以苦为乐的意味？。
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masochist
noun
masochistic
adjective
masochistically
adverb
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835–95), the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism
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