sadism

noun

1. 施虐癖，施虐狂；虐待狂
   enjoyment from watching or making sb suffer
   1. There's a streak of sadism in his nature.
      他本性中有几分施虐倾向。
2. 性施虐狂
   a need to hurt sb in order to get sexual pleasure

1. N-UNCOUNT 施虐癖;施虐欲
   Sadism is a type of behaviour in which a person obtains pleasure from hurting other people and making them suffer physically or mentally.
   1. Psychoanalysts tend to regard both sadism and masochism as arising from childhood deprivation.
      精神分析学家往往认为施虐狂和受虐狂都是由于儿时缺乏关爱造成的。

1. 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。
2. Psychoanalysts tend to regard both sadism and masochism as arising from childhood deprivation.
   精神分析学家往往认为施虐狂和受虐狂都是由于儿时缺乏关爱造成的。
3. Someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism.
   从施虐和受虐中获得满足的人。
4. There is a point at which his stories stop working as entertainment and segue into sadism.
   他的故事并不能娱乐大众，而是一种近乎疯狂的行为。
5. There's a streak of sadism in his nature.
   他本性中有几分施虐倾向。
6. Analyses show that it is sadism and masochism in Jack London that result in his final self-destruction.
   分析结果表明正是伦敦身上存在的施虐狂倾向及受虐狂倾向导致了他最终的自毁。
7. The most striking quality of Eichmann, she claims, is not stupidity, wickedness or sadism but one she describes as thoughtlessness.
   阿伦特认为艾希曼最重要的特征不在于愚蠢、邪恶或者施虐本性而是由于无思想。
8. However, alcoholism can only temporarily paralyze the feeling of loneliness, sadism and masochism lead to disorientation, making people feel lonelier; music can merely relieve the loneliness on the surface.
   然而，酗酒只能暂时麻醉人的孤独之感，施虐与受虐使人迷失自我因而感到更加孤独，音乐只能从表面缓解孤独。

noun

1. sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others