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源自拉丁语 monstrum(怪物)+ -osity(表示状态的后缀),14世纪后期进入英语。
❶ 指极其丑陋、怪异或令人不适的事物,通常因其异常巨大或畸形而引起恐惧或厌恶。
“The abandoned factory was a monstrosity that ruined the view of the town.”
(那座废弃的工厂是个丑陋的建筑,破坏了小镇的景观。)
“She considered the modern art sculpture a complete monstrosity.”
(她认为那座现代艺术雕塑完全是个怪异的作品。)
architectural monstrosity — 指建筑设计中极其丑陋或不合时宜的结构,常因破坏环境美感而受到批评。
“The city council finally decided to demolish that architectural monstrosity.”
(市议会最终决定拆除那个建筑败笔。)