🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
BNC: 24268 COCA: 28167

— masochistic

/ˌmæsəˈkɪstɪk/ adjective
BNC: 24268 COCA: 28167

masochistic

adjective

mas·​och·​is·​tic ˌma-sə-ˈki-stik How to pronounce masochistic (audio)
ˌma-zə-,
 also  ˌmā-
1
: of or relating to masochism : deriving sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation
… suggests that children whose parents spanked, slapped, hit or threw objects at them may have a greater chance of physically or verbally coercing a sexual partner, engaging in risky sexual behavior or engaging in masochistic sex, including sexual arousal by spanking. Sharon Jayson
2
: gaining pleasure from pain and suffering
… a physically daring scene that might give even the most masochistic stuntperson pause. Steve Daly
It may seem masochistic to devote one's life to the pursuit of a vanishing asset. Robert O. Paxton
masochistically
ˌma-sə-ˈki-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce masochistic (audio)
ˌma-zə-
 also  ˌmā-
adverb
… certain maddening folks who go through life masochistically seeking to be disillusioned and disappointed. Daniel Seligman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As with First Love, the parents’ toxic relationship—the mother’s masochistic manipulations and the father’s grotesque sadism—has abiding ramifications. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 His past films include Berberian Sound Studio, which followed a repressed sound designer working on an Italian horror film, and The Duke of Burgundy, which essayed the sado-masochistic relationship between two lepidopterists. David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 To completely and utterly violate a woman’s personal images and information for the masochistic entertainment of belligerent men. Andy Meek, BGR, 28 July 2022 What’s giving rise to this seemingly masochistic work trend? Tessa West, Fortune, 21 June 2022 Bint Aamir was no masochist, but there’s a masochistic element to Zuhour’s ruminations. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 Such masochistic, piercing lines are absent from Hulu’s adaptation. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022 The government contends there should be sentencing enhancements because many of the images Duggar downloaded involved sadistic or masochistic conduct involving children. Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2022 But Hall isn’t just creating his own masochistic fitness challenges. Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

masochist + -ic entry 1, after German masochistisch

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of masochistic was in 1892
BNC: 24268 COCA: 28167

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime