单词 | masochist |
释义 | masochist (once / 64587 pages) n If you call someone a masochist, you either mean that they take pleasure in pain, or — perhaps more commonly — that they just seem to. Masochism is an eponym — a word named for a person. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer in the nineteenth century who described the gratification he got from his own pain and humiliation. There are many self-proclaimed masochists out there today — and, one would have to imagine, at least as many sadists, those who enjoy inflicting pain on others (from the name of the Marquis de Sade). But these days you're most likely to hear the word used jokingly by someone who doesn't understand another's motivations for doing something painful or difficult: "You're still building that stone wall? What are you, some kind of masochist?" WORD FAMILYmasochist: masochists+/masochism: masochist, masochistic/masochistic: masochistically USAGE EXAMPLESFor masochists wishing they could live 2016 all over again, Tuesday morning was a fine place to start. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) But whoever seeks to caricature Mr Fillon as an emotionless masochist must accept that that is at best only part of the picture. BBC(Nov 27, 2016) Mr. Monson delights in defying the caricature of cage fighters as muscle-bound masochists and morons. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) n someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment Ant|Hypo|Hyper sadist someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others flagellant a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
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