Word · Frequency #13070
Frankenstein
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)
日常英语中常把怪物直接叫作 Frankenstein。
- 1.
Synonym of mad scientist.
疯狂科学家
- 2.
A stretch in which one walks forward with their arms extended while kicking their legs forward to touch their hands.
一种拉伸动作,双臂前伸,行走时向前踢腿以触碰双手。
弗兰肯斯坦（小说中的科学家）；自己所创造而无法控制的事物；疯狂科学家；一种拉伸动作,双臂前伸,行走时向前踢腿以触碰双手。；人形的怪物
In use
The new software tool became a Frankenstein, and its creators could no longer control how it worked.
Their holiday plan turned into a Frankenstein, causing nothing but stress for the people who had made it.
Her habit of doing all the work herself was a Frankenstein, leaving her exhausted while the rest of the team simply waited.
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。
become a frankenstein
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.
Connections
Collocations
- Victor Frankenstein
- 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。
- Frankenstein's monster
- 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。
- create a Frankenstein
- 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。
- a political Frankenstein
- 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。
- Frankenstein experiment
- 弗兰肯斯坦式实验（可能适得其反的科学实验）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.