| 单词 | monstrosity |
| 释义 | monstrosity (once / 4177 pages) n A monstrosity is something so hideous that you can hardly stand to look at it, like a zombie or an ugly modern building. A monster can certainly be described as a monstrosity, but so can anything that is as frightening or disgusting as a monster. A dictator's cruel regime is a monstrosity, and so is a three-headed fish. The word comes from the Latin word for monster, monstrum, with a root, monere, that means "warn," from the tradition of interpreting monstrous, deformed animals as omens — or warnings — of bad luck. WORD FAMILYmonstrosity: monstrosities+/monster: monsters, monstrous/monstrous: monstrosity, monstrousest, monstrously USAGE EXAMPLESThe metallic digits on this lumbering monstrosity are clearly intended to supplant the dexterity and fine motor control found in the human fingertips. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) The streets are safer, Mr. Morgenthau said, but “these monstrosities have gone up, and the prices are out of sight.” New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) At times the tight rhythm section gets swept up in the monstrosity of the guitar work. Washington Times(Nov 14, 2016) 1n a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed Syn|Hypo|Hyper freak, lusus naturae, monster leviathan the largest or most massive thing of its kind mutant, mutation, sport, variation (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration 2n something hideous or frightful they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity Hyper malformation, miscreation something abnormal or anomalous |
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