This is an old, rather severe word for masturbation — touching your own body for sexual pleasure. People used it when they wanted to show they thought the act was wrong, dirty, or even harmful, as if you were treating yourself badly on purpose.

This is這是 an old一個古老、rather severe相當嚴厲的 word for masturbation指「自慰」的字——for sexual pleasure為了性快感 touching your own body而撫摸自己身體。when they wanted to show當人們想表達 they thought他們認為 the act這個行為 was wrong是錯的、dirty骯髒的、or even harmful甚至有害的時候，People used it就會用這個字，as if好像 you were你是 on purpose故意 treating yourself badly苛待自己一樣。

You will mostly meet it in older books, religious writing, or when someone is being mock-formal and disapproving. Though actually, ordinary English today almost never uses it; people say masturbation, or a more casual word, and they usually do not load it with shame.

in older books在較舊的書、religious writing宗教文字裡，or when someone is being mock-formal and disapproving或在有人故意裝正經、表示不贊同的時候，You will mostly meet it你多半會遇到它。Though actually不過其實，ordinary English today今天的日常英語 almost never uses it幾乎不用它；people say masturbation人們會說 masturbation，or a more casual word或更口語的字，and they usually do not而且通常不會 load it with shame給它加上羞恥。

Do not mix it up with hurting your own body on purpose: that is self-harm, a different and serious matter. The 'abuse' here is moral language from a time when many adults taught that this was a vice.

Do not別把 it它 with hurting your own body on purpose和「故意傷害自己身體」mix up搞混：that is那是 self-harm自殘，a different一件不同 and serious而嚴肅 matter的事。The 'abuse' here這裡的 'abuse' is moral language是一種道德用語，from a time來自一個年代——when那時 many adults taught that許多大人教導說 this was a vice這是一種惡習。