• n. 虐待狂；施虐癖；病态的残忍

来自法国 18 世纪身体力行并对施虐情节进行描述的小说家 A.F.de Sade 伯爵。-ism,主义，思 想，行为。

sadism (n.)

"love of cruelty," 1888, from French sadisme, from the name of Count Donatien A.F. de Sade (1740-1815). Not a marquis, though usually now called one, he was notorious for cruel sexual practices he described in his novels.

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。

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2. There's a streak of sadism in his nature.

他本性中有几分施虐倾向。

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3. 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。

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4. Anti - sadism, to the American mind, has no link to anarchism.

对美国人来说, 反 中央集权, 与无政府主义并无关系.

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5. Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.

怀疑主义是受难灵魂的自虐.

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