mas·o·chis·m /ˈmæsəkɪzəm/ noun [uncountableU] 2 HURT/CAUSE PAINbehaviour that makes it seem that someone wants to suffer or have problems 受虐癖 Unconscious masochism seemed to drive her from one disaster to the next. 无意识的受虐癖似乎把她从一个灾难推向另一个灾难。
—masochist noun [countableC]
—masochistic /ˌmæsəˈkɪstɪk◂/ adjectiveadj masochistic behavior 受虐狂行为
—masochistically /-kli/ adverbadv