Word · Frequency #24297
misshapen
畸形的；变形的；难看的
Badly or awkwardly shaped; deformed.
- 1.
Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
形状难看或笨拙的；畸形的；残缺的；样子难看的。
- 2.
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
畸形难看的
- 3.
Morally or intellectually warped.
道德上或智力上扭曲的。
道德扭曲的；思想扭曲的；形状难看或笨拙的；畸形的；残缺的；样子难看的。；畸形难看的；道德上或智力上扭曲的。；造型不佳的
In use
The misshapen apple was still edible, though it looked strange.
She tried to fix the misshapen vase, but its lopsided shape remained.
The old building had misshapen windows that made it look unique.
misshapen old fingers
misshapen + noun
The tree had a misshapen trunk.
这棵树有一个畸形的树干。
be/look + misshapen
常用系动词后描述状态。
His hands were misshapen from arthritis.
他的手因关节炎而变形。
a misshapen + body part
常用于描述身体部位的畸形。
Connections
Collocations
- misshapen limbs
- 畸形的四肢
- The sculpture was of a man with strangely misshapen limbs.这尊雕塑描绘的是一个四肢奇形怪状的男人。
- misshapen face
- 畸形的脸
- Her misshapen face was the result of a rare bone disease.她的脸因一种罕见的骨骼疾病而畸形。
- misshapen body
- 畸形的身体
- The illness left his misshapen body unable to move easily.疾病使他的身体畸形，无法轻松活动。
- misshapen fruit
- 奇形怪状的水果
- This misshapen fruit is perfectly good to eat.这个奇形怪状的水果完全可以食用。
- misshapen tree
- 奇形怪状的树
- A misshapen tree stood alone in the field.一棵奇形怪状的树孤零零地立在田野里。
- misshapen object
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：mis-（错）+ shapen（形似 shape，形状）→ 形状错了，即畸形的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary description、medical reports 该词多用于正式或书面语境，形容外形畸形、难看或不对称；日常口语中较少用，常用 deformed 或 ugly 代替。也可较文学化地引申指道德或思想上的扭曲。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 misshapen /mɪsˈʃeɪpən/ 押韵的只有 capon /ˈkeɪpən/。shaven /ˈʃeɪvən/ 和 taken /ˈteɪkən/ 虽有相同的重读元音 /eɪ/ 和末尾 /ən/，但辅音不同，不算押韵；happen /ˈhæpən/、cheapen /ˈtʃiːpən/、weapon /ˈwɛpən/ 都以 /pən/ 结尾，但重读元音各不相同，容易看错。注意 cheapen 拼写像 misshapen，读起来却完全不同。
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.