Monstrous



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 巨大的; 可怕的
• ［英］ adj. 巨大的 ( huge; immense) ; 可怕的 ( frightful or hideous in appearance)
• ［例］ the monstrous policy of genocide ( 残暴的种族灭绝政策)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 15th century
• 1. obsolete strange, unnatural
• 2. having extraordinary often overwhelming size ; gigantic
• 3.
  • a. having the qualities or appearance of a monster
  • b. obsolete teeming with monsters
• 4.
  • a. extraordinarily ugly or vicious ; horrible
  • b. shockingly wrong or ridiculous
• 5. deviating greatly from the natural form or character ; abnormal
• 6. very great — used as an intensive
• ? monstrously adverb
• ? monstrousness noun
• Synonyms:
  • monstrous, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness <the monstrous waste of the project>. prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size)<made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside>. tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe<the tremendous roar of the cataract>. stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description<a stupendous volcanic eruption>.

II. adverb

• Date: 1590
• chiefly dialect very, extremely <a monstrous long raft — Mark Twain>

---