a frankenstein (that ...)
frankenstein 在这里是普通可数名词,指“被创造出来却反过来危害创造者的事物”;小说里真正的科学家是 Frankenstein,怪物通常叫 Frankenstein's monster。
The new software was a frankenstein that its creators could not control.
这个新软件是一个连其创造者都无法控制的怪物。
科学怪人
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
科学怪人
the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)
The new software was a frankenstein that its creators could not control.
这个新软件是一个连其创造者都无法控制的怪物。
日常英语中常把怪物直接叫作 Frankenstein。
疯狂科学家
Synonym of mad scientist.
一种拉伸动作,双臂前伸,行走时向前踢腿以触碰双手。
A stretch in which one walks forward with their arms extended while kicking their legs forward to touch their hands.
The new software tool became a Frankenstein, and its creators could no longer control how it worked.
这个新软件工具变成了一个失控的怪物,它的创造者们再也无法控制它的运作方式。
Their holiday plan turned into a Frankenstein, causing nothing but stress for the people who had made it.
他们的度假计划变成了一个失控的怪物,只会给制定它的人带来压力。
Her habit of doing all the work herself was a Frankenstein, leaving her exhausted while the rest of the team simply waited.
她凡事亲力亲为的习惯成了一个怪物,把她累得精疲力竭,而团队其他人只是在干等着。
frankenstein 在这里是普通可数名词,指“被创造出来却反过来危害创造者的事物”;小说里真正的科学家是 Frankenstein,怪物通常叫 Frankenstein's monster。
The new software was a frankenstein that its creators could not control.
这个新软件是一个连其创造者都无法控制的怪物。
记住 become 后面接名词,表示某人或某物最终变成了无法控制的可怕造物。
The peaceful social network became a frankenstein and began harming its creators.
那个原本平和的社交网络变成了一个怪物,开始伤害它的创造者。
这个结构表示“使某物变成失控的造物”,常用于批评人们无意中制造出祸害。
They turned the harmless tool into a frankenstein.
他们把无害的工具变成了一个怪物。
Not this
The company created frankenstein that it could not control.
Use this
The company created a frankenstein that it could not control.
此处 frankenstein 是可数名词,表示“所创造而无法控制的事物”,必须加不定冠词 a;汉语没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
Many frankenstein have appeared in movies.
Use this
Many frankensteins have appeared in movies.
frankenstein 是可数名词,复数形式为 frankensteins;学习者常把它当专有名词,忘记复数变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
维克多·弗兰肯斯坦(小说中创造怪物的科学家)
Victor Frankenstein is the scientist who creates the monster in Mary Shelley's novel.
维克多·弗兰肯斯坦是玛丽·雪莱小说中创造怪物的科学家。
弗兰肯斯坦创造的怪物(比喻失控的造物)
Over time, the software system turned into a Frankenstein's monster that kept breaking down.
久而久之,这个软件系统变成了一个不断出故障的弗兰肯斯坦式怪物。
创造出一个无法控制的怪物(作茧自缚)
By building a powerful social network, the company created a Frankenstein that spread misinformation.
这家公司建立了一个强大的社交网络,却创造出了一只传播虚假信息的弗兰肯斯坦怪物。
政治上的失控产物(政治怪胎)
The controversial law became a political Frankenstein that the opposition used against the president.
这项有争议的法律变成了政治怪胎,被反对派用来攻击总统。
弗兰肯斯坦式实验(可能适得其反的科学实验)
The gene-editing trial was widely criticized as a Frankenstein experiment.
这项基因编辑试验被广泛批评为一场弗兰肯斯坦式实验。
弗兰肯斯坦的故事(科学失控的经典叙事)
The film is a modern retelling of the Frankenstein story.
这部电影是对弗兰肯斯坦故事的现代重述。
弗兰肯斯坦的怪物;比喻失控并反过来毁灭创造者的事物
The social media platform became a Frankenstein's monster that its creators could no longer control.
这个社交媒体平台变成了创造者无法控制的弗兰肯斯坦式的怪物。
一个失控的创造物;作茧自缚的事物
The government's new surveillance program turned into a Frankenstein that threatened the very freedoms it was meant to protect.
政府的新监控计划变成了一个失控的怪物,威胁到了它本应保护的自由。
它活了!它活了!
In the 1931 film Frankenstein, Dr. Henry Frankenstein cries out, 'It's alive!' when his creature first moves.
在1931年的电影《科学怪人》中,亨利·弗兰肯斯坦博士在他的创造物第一次动起来时喊道:“它活了!”
小心;因为我无所畏惧,因此我很强大。
In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, the creature's famous warning to Victor Frankenstein is, 'Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.'
在玛丽·雪莱的小说《弗兰肯斯坦》中,怪物对维克多·弗兰肯斯坦的那句著名警告是:“小心;因为我无所畏惧,因此我很强大。”
Use Frankenstein naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把frankenstein拆成“franken+stein”,想象科学家用拼凑的“石头”造出怪物,怪物却失控反噬他——记住“造物反噬主人”就是这个词。
语域:neutral 常见场景:news reports、political or scientific commentary、formal essays 该词作名词时,通常用于比喻,指“失控的创造物”或“害人反害己的事物”。在新闻评论、政治或科技讨论等较正式场合比较常见;口语中相对少用,整体带有书面色彩,但不算古旧。
Frankenstein 结尾的 -stein 在英语单词中常读作 /staɪn/(如 Einstein、stein),拼写中的 ei 不读 /iː/。line、shine、wine 与 -stein 的元音和尾音相同(/aɪn/),可对照练习。注意 protein 虽也以 -ein 结尾,但读 /ˈproʊtiːn/(/iːn/),与 -stein 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.