英语词汇masochism的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

masochism. A masochist derives sexual pleasure from hav- ing pain inflicted on himself, but, as with sadism, the use of the term has broadened now to include pleasure derived from self- denial and from suffering in general. The word is taken from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835–95), an Austri- an novelist whose characters dwelt lovingly on the sexual plea- sure of pain, just as he did. A prolific, talented novelist who had published several scholarly histories and had once been a pro- fessional actor, Sacher-Masoch became a leading literary figure of his time. But he finally suffered a complete breakdown be- fore turning 50, and his second wife committed him to an asy- lum after he tried to kill her on several occasions. In a fitting ending to his bizarre life, his wife officially announced that he had died, even mourning him, 10 years before his actual death in confinement. The pre-Freudian psychiatrist Richard Krafft- Ebing probably first used Sacher-Masoch’s name to describe his ailment, recording masochism in 1893.

词汇	masochism
词源	masochism. A masochist derives sexual pleasure from hav- ing pain inflicted on himself, but, as with sadism, the use of the term has broadened now to include pleasure derived from self- denial and from suffering in general. The word is taken from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835–95), an Austri- an novelist whose characters dwelt lovingly on the sexual plea- sure of pain, just as he did. A prolific, talented novelist who had published several scholarly histories and had once been a pro- fessional actor, Sacher-Masoch became a leading literary figure of his time. But he finally suffered a complete breakdown be- fore turning 50, and his second wife committed him to an asy- lum after he tried to kill her on several occasions. In a fitting ending to his bizarre life, his wife officially announced that he had died, even mourning him, 10 years before his actual death in confinement. The pre-Freudian psychiatrist Richard Krafft- Ebing probably first used Sacher-Masoch’s name to describe his ailment, recording masochism in 1893.
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