monstrosity
/mɒnˈstrɒsətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- something, especially a building, which is very large and is considered unsightly庞然大物（尤指难看的巨厦）：
the shopping centre, a multi-storey monstrosity of raw concrete.
购物中心, 一幢极丑的多层混凝土大厦。
1.1
- something which is outrageously or offensively wrong怪异; 荒谬：
he rebelled against Nazi monstrosities.
他反抗纳粹的恶行。
1.2
- a grossly malformed animal, plant, or person畸形动物（或植物、人）。
2
- mass noun the state or fact of being monstrous畸形; 怪异; 恐怖; 凶暴; 巨大。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting an abnormality of growth)： from late Latin monstrositas, from Latin monstrosus （see MONSTROUS）.