Frankenstein's monster

短语

[网络] 科学怪人；怪物；科学怪人的怪物

词形变化

Frankenstein's monsters 复数 Frankenstein's monsters

别名

frankenstein monster Frankenstein monster

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thing that is cobbled together from parts of other things.

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  2. 2.

    A creation that overpowers or slips out of the control of its creator, often proceeding to turn on its creator or harm others.

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name
  1. 1.

    The creature from Mary Shelley's novel.

词源

In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818), Dr. Frankenstein assembled a monster from human corpses; it eventually escaped his control.

来源：wiktionary