英語

詞源

繼承中古英語 ,來自古法語 ,來自拉丁語 。對照

發音

  • (通用美式) 國際音標(幫助)/ˈmɑnstɹəs/
  • (標準英音) 國際音標(幫助)/ˈmɒnstɹəs/
    • 音頻 (南英格蘭)(檔案)
  • 斷字:mon‧strous

形容詞

(比較級,最高級)

  1. 醜惡的,醜陋的;駭人聽聞的;極端荒謬
    • c. 1596–1599, , “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, []”, 出自 Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (), London: Printed by , and , 出版於 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
      So bad a death argues a monstrous life.
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  2. 巨大的,龐大
    a monstrous height
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    • Template:RQ:Shakespeare Othello Q1
    • 1901 12月 20, “The Ringing of Plants”, 出自 The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, 卷 4, 期 21,頁號 663:
      Possibly monster pumpkins may become still more monstrous by the shoots being ringed, and so may other vegetables and fruits where quality is of less importance than mere size.
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  3. 怪異的,怪誕
    • Template:RQ:Locke Human Understanding
    • 1650, , The rule and exercises of holy living:
      He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love [] is unnatural and monstrous in his affections.
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  4. 神話怪物有關的,似怪物的;充滿怪物的
  5. (obsolete) 非常奇怪的,奇妙的,幻想
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衍生詞

中古英語

形容詞

  1. 的另一種寫法
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