Word · Frequency #19780
monstrosity
畸形的人（或动物）；怪物
核心释义
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- 1.
发育异常或畸形的生物体。
An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
- 2.
显著异常或畸形的人或动物
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- 3.
可怕的人、事物或行为。
A monstrous person, thing, or act.
- 4.
可怕或丑陋的事物
something hideous or frightful
- 5.
可怕的状态。
The state of being monstrous.
发育异常或畸形的生物体。；显著异常或畸形的人或动物；可怕的人、事物或行为。；可怕或丑陋的事物；可怕的状态。
用法In use
The puppy was born with a twisted leg, but the vet said it was not a monstrosity, just a small deformity.
用法提示：monstrosity 作名词，表示“畸形或怪异的人/动物”，此处用于否定句中。
Some people called the strange deep-sea fish a monstrosity, while others admired its unusual beauty.
用法提示：monstrosity 作名词，作宾语补足语，指“怪物、怪异的生物”。
In the story, the creature is treated as a monstrosity by the villagers, but the reader learns to see its gentle nature.
用法提示：monstrosity 作名词，与 as 搭配，意为“被当作怪物”。
they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity
be a monstrosity
主语+be+a monstrosity，描述某物是怪异的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- genetic monstrosity
- 基因畸形的怪物
- The scientists were shocked by the genetic monstrosity they had created.科学家们对他们创造出的基因畸形怪物感到震惊。
- architectural monstrosity
- 丑陋不堪的建筑
- The new city hall is an architectural monstrosity.新市政厅是一座丑陋不堪的建筑。
- moral monstrosity
- 道德沦丧的丑恶行径
- Exploiting child labor was a moral monstrosity.剥削童工是一种道德沦丧的丑恶行径。
- bureaucratic monstrosity
- 臃肿可怕的官僚程序
- Getting a visa became a bureaucratic monstrosity.办签证变成了一道臃肿可怕的官僚程序。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：形容词 monstrous（可怕的）变名词 monstrosity，类似 curious→curiosity，指畸形可怕之物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary or formal description、everyday talk about an ugly object or building 该词既见于正式书面语，也较常见于口语中抱怨某物丑陋（如一座难看的建筑），所以语域偏混合。正式场合多用于描述可怕或怪异的生物、事物或行为。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
curiosity、generosity、ferocity、velocity、atrocity 都以重读的 /ˈɑːsəti/ 结尾，与 monstrosity 押韵。注意 diversity 拼写中的 -sity 看起来相似，但重读元音是 /ɜːr/，所以不押韵。
一起学习词形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。
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