mon·strous
adjective/ˈmɒnstrəs/
/ˈmɑːnstrəs/
- considered to be shocking and unacceptable because it is morally wrong or unfair
丑恶的；道德败坏的；骇人的 - a monstrous lie/injustice
弥天大谎；骇人听闻的不公
- a monstrous lie/injustice
- very large
很大的 - a monstrous wave
巨浪
- a monstrous wave
- very large, ugly and frightening
巨大丑陋的；庞大骇人的 - a monstrous figure/creature
巨大的人影；骇人的动物
- a monstrous figure/creature
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘strange or unnatural’): from Old French monstreux or Latin monstrosus, from monstrum ‘portent or monster’, from monere ‘warn’. Current senses date from the 16th cent.