monstrous

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a. 巨大的, 畸形的, 怪异的 [法] 巨大的, 异形的, 畸形的:荒诞的

发音

US /ˈmɑnstɹəs/
其它
UK /ˈmɒnstɹəs/

词形变化

monstrousest more monstrous 比较级 most monstrous 最高级

别名

monsterous monstrose

教材释义与例句

形容词

巨大的；怪异的；荒谬的；畸形的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Hideous or frightful.

  2. 2.

    Enormously large.

    a monstrous height

  3. 3.

    Freakish or grotesque.

  4. 4.

    Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.

  5. 5.

    Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.

    废旧
  6. 6.

    Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)

    贬义 冒犯

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

grotesque grievous atrocious flagitious

近义相关 4

big evil large ugly

相关短语

monstrous moonshine monstrous agreement monstrous regiment

词源

From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōsus. Compare monstruous. By surface analysis, monster + -ous.

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