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巨大的,畸形的,怪异的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Monstrous \Mon"strous\, a. [OE. monstruous, F. monstrueux, fr.
   L. monstruosus, fr. monstrum. See {Monster}.]
   1. Marvelous; strange. [Obs.]

   2. Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from
      the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous
      birth. --Locke.

            He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom
            he is bound to love . . . is unnatural and monstrous
            in his affections.                    --Jer. Taylor.

   3. Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike,
      apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color,
      sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a
      monstrous story.

   4. Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or
      wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.

            So bad a death argues a monstrous life. --Shak.

   5. Abounding in monsters. [R.]

            Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide
            Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world.
                                                  --Milton.

Monstrous \Mon"strous\, adv.
   Exceedingly; very; very much. ``A monstrous thick oil on the
   top.'' --Bacon.

         And will be monstrous witty on the poor. --Dryden.

资料来源 : WordNet®

monstrous
     adj 1: abnormally large
     2: shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime";
        "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime";
        "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: {atrocious},
         {flagitious}, {grievous}, {heinous}]
     3: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and
        hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long
        that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"
        [syn: {grotesque}, {unnatural}]