monstrous
英 ['mɒnstrəs]
美 ['mɑnstrəs]
中文词源
monstrous 怪物一般的，丑陋的来自monster,怪物。即像怪物的，丑陋的。
英文词源
- monstrous (adj.)
- mid-15c., "unnatural, deviating from the natural order, hideous," from Middle French monstrueux, from Latin monstruosus "strange, unnatural, monstrous," from monstrum (see monster). Meaning "enormous" is from c. 1500; that of "outrageously wrong" is from 1570s. Earlier form monstruous (late 14c., from Old French monstruous) was "very common in the 16th c." [OED].
双语例句
- 1. "It's monstrous!" Jackie fumed.
- “真是太过分了！”杰姬气冲冲地说。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The killer committed monstrous acts.
- 那个嗜杀成性的凶手犯下了骇人听闻的罪行.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. What monstrous perversion of the human spirit leads a sniper to open fire on a bus carrying children?
- 是何等可怕的心理扭曲会导致狙击手向载满儿童的公共汽车开火？
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.
- 浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
来自辞典例句
- 5. It was blowing a monstrous gale.
- 狂风肆虐。
来自辞典例句