Word · Frequency #19780
monstrosity
畸形的人（或动物）；怪物
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- 1.
An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
发育异常或畸形的生物体。
- 2.
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
显著异常或畸形的人或动物
- 3.
A monstrous person, thing, or act.
可怕的人、事物或行为。
- 4.
something hideous or frightful
可怕或丑陋的事物
- 5.
The state of being monstrous.
可怕的状态。
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。
In use
The puppy was born with a twisted leg, but the vet said it was not a monstrosity, just a small deformity.
Some people called the strange deep-sea fish a monstrosity, while others admired its unusual beauty.
In the story, the creature is treated as a monstrosity by the villagers, but the reader learns to see its gentle nature.
they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity
be a monstrosity
主语+be+a monstrosity，描述某物是怪异的。
The new skyscraper is a monstrosity.
新建的摩天大楼是一个怪物。
the monstrosity of sth
后接名词短语，强调某事物的畸形或极端负面特征。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- freak
- 怪胎；畸形的人（或动物） · 常用于口语，指某人或某动物外形奇特或畸形；用作对人的描述时可能带冒犯性，不能用于抽象事物。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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.