voyeurism
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˈvwɑː.jɜː.rɪ.zəm/ us/ˈvɔɪː.jɝː.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈvwɑː.jɝː.ɪ.zəm/
窥视癖
the activity of getting pleasure from secretly watching other people in sexual situations or, more generally, from watching other people's private lives
The show veers dangerously close to outright voyeurism. 该节目危险地接近于赤裸裸的展示窥视癖。
Are people using social networks for entertainment, for a kind of cyber voyeurism? 人们使用社交网络是为了娱乐,满足某种网络偷窥癖吗?
See: voyeur
- More examples
- In many ways, this programme is just pure voyeurism.
- Reality TV: compulsive viewing or crass voyeurism?