单词

monstrous

读音

ˈmɑːnstrəs

美式

英式

词根

词根含义是“monster”，意为“怪物”。由此词根衍生出来的其他词有“Monster” (怪物)、"Monstrosity" (巨大的东西或丑恶的人或事)。

释义

adj. 巨大的；怪异的；荒谬的；畸形的

例句

"It's monstrous!" Jackie fumed.

“这太不像话了！”杰基表达了气愤。

She endured the monstrous behaviour for years.

她忍受这种骇人听闻的行为多年。

A group of men are erecting a monstrous copper edifice.

一群人正在建造一座巨大的铜色建筑。

强化记忆

你可以将"monster"和"ous"结合在一起记忆，把它想象成"像怪物一样的"，这是快速回忆这个单词的有效方法。"Monstrous"源自拉丁语"monstrum"，意思是"怪物"，后来变成"mostruosus"，最终在英文中成为"monstrous"。

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And the things he did in the pursuit of this jihadwere so horrendous, so monstrous,and had such great impact,

So we come around the cove in our little Zodiac boat,and there's this monstrous leopard seal.And even in his voice, he goes, "That's a bloody big seal, ya."

insignificant microbial activity in the soilhas grown into a monstrous proportion,sucking up all the fertilizer nitrogen [that] we are applying.

But disgust is different.Disgust paints the person as subhuman, monstrous,deformed, morally deformed.

He says slavery is morally wrong,calling it an ‘abomination’ and a ‘monstrous scourge.’He insists that ‘the extension of the evil must now be prevented,’

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