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monstrous + noun
The monstrous creature terrified the villagers.
这只巨大的怪物吓坏了村民。
巨大的；庞大得吓人的
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巨大的；庞大得吓人的
abnormally large
The monstrous creature terrified the villagers.
这只巨大的怪物吓坏了村民。
可怕的或吓人的
Hideous or frightful.
异常巨大
abnormally large
巨大无比的
Enormously large.
令人震惊的残忍或残酷
shockingly brutal or cruel
The monstrous wave towered over the small fishing boat.
巨大的海浪高耸在小渔船上方。
AI contextual example
No one could believe the monstrous size of the pumpkin at the county fair.
没有人能相信县集市上那个南瓜的巨大尺寸。
AI contextual example
The skyscraper cast a monstrous shadow over the park.
摩天大楼在公园上投下巨大的阴影。
AI contextual example
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
任何过分的暴行他们都能犯下。
WordNet
The monstrous creature terrified the villagers.
这只巨大的怪物吓坏了村民。
The size of the building is monstrous.
这座建筑的规模大得吓人。
The lie was too monstrous to believe.
这个谎言太离谱，令人难以置信。
Not this
It was a monster storm.
Use this
It was a monstrous storm.
英语中，形容词'monstrous'表示‘巨大的’，而'monster'是名词。中文学习者常将名词直接用作定语，但标准用法需使用形容词形式。
Not this
The monstrous is coming towards us.
Use this
The monster is coming towards us.
英语中，形容词不能单独作主语，必须修饰名词。中文可直接用形容词作主语，导致学生误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
骇人听闻的罪行
The novel is about a detective hunting the person responsible for a monstrous crime.
这部小说讲述一名侦探追捕一桩骇人听闻罪行的元凶的故事。
可怕的怪物
Legends tell of a monstrous creature that lives in the deep forest.
传说中，有一只可怕的怪物住在森林深处。
极其巨大的规模
The small dispute grew to monstrous proportions online.
这场小小的纠纷在网上演变成了巨大的风波。
极其狂妄的自负
His monstrous ego made him believe he could never make a mistake.
他极其自负，认为自己绝不会犯错。
极大的胃口
The teenagers arrived with monstrous appetites after the game.
比赛结束后，这些青少年胃口大开。
啊，骇人听闻！骇人听闻！
In Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, Othello cries 'O, monstrous! monstrous!' when he realizes the horror of Iago's betrayal.
在莎士比亚悲剧《奥赛罗》中，奥赛罗意识到伊阿古背叛的可怕时喊道：“啊，骇人听闻！骇人听闻！”
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联想 monster（怪物）：monstrous 就像怪物一样，巨大、畸形又吓人。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、informal conversation monstrous 的语体随义项而变化：表示‘骇人、残忍’时通常多用于书面或正式语体；表示‘大得离谱’时口语中也比较常见，带有夸张语气。
No common word rhymes exactly with 'monstrous' /ˈmɑnstrəs/. The '-strous' lookalikes differ in stress or vowel: 'lustrous' has the same stress pattern but a different vowel (/ˈlʌstrəs/); 'disastrous' and 'ambidextrous' stress another syllable. Note also 'monster' /ˈmɑnstər/ differs in its final vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.