| 释义 |
monster/ˈmɒnstə/n. 1 an imaginary creature, usu. large and frightening, compounded of incongruous elements (通常指巨大而可怕的)怪物；怪兽 2 an inhumanly cruel or wicked person 丧失人性的人 3 a misshapen animal or plant 畸形动(植)物 4 a large usu. ugly animal or thing (e.g. a building) 丑八怪(通常指动物)；丑陋的东西(如一座建筑物) 5 (作 attrib.) huge; extremely large of its kind 巨大的；庞大的 [Middle English via Old French monstre from Latin monstrum ‘portent, monster’, from monēre ‘warn’] |