monstrous
英 ['m?nstr?s]
美 ['mɑnstr?s]
中文詞源
monstrous 怪物一般的，丑陋的來自monster,怪物。即像怪物的，丑陋的。
英文詞源
- monstrous (adj.)
- mid-15c., "unnatural, deviating from the natural order, hideous," from Middle French monstrueux, from Latin monstruosus "strange, unnatural, monstrous," from monstrum (see monster). Meaning "enormous" is from c. 1500; that of "outrageously wrong" is from 1570s. Earlier form monstruous (late 14c., from Old French monstruous) was "very common in the 16th c." [OED].
雙語例句
- 1. "It's monstrous!" Jackie fumed.
- “真是太過分了！”杰姬氣沖沖地說。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The killer committed monstrous acts.
- 那個嗜殺成性的兇手犯下了駭人聽聞的罪行.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. What monstrous perversion of the human spirit leads a sniper to open fire on a bus carrying children?
- 是何等可怕的心理扭曲會導致狙擊手向載滿兒童的公共汽車開火？
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.
- 濃煙開始盤旋上升，形成了一個巨大的煙柱。
來自辭典例句
- 5. It was blowing a monstrous gale.
- 狂風肆虐。
來自辭典例句