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单词 frankenstein
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Frank•en•stein  (frangkən stīn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
  2. Also called Frankenstein mon′ster. the monster or destructive agency itself.
  • after a character in Mary Shelley's novel of the same name (1818) 1830–40
Frank′en•steini•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Frankenstein /ˈfræŋkɪnˌstaɪn/ n
  1. a person who creates something that brings about his ruin
  2. Also called: Frankenstein's monster a thing that destroys its creator
Etymology: 19th Century: after Baron Frankenstein, who created a destructive monster from parts of corpses in the novel by Mary Shelley (1818)

ˌFrankenˈsteinian adj
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