frankenstein的词源

英文词源

Frankenstein (n.)

allusive use for man-made monsters dates to 1838, from Baron Frankenstein, character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus." Commonly taken (mistakenly) as the proper name of the monster, not the creator, and thus franken- extended 1990s as a prefix to mean "non-natural." The German surname is probably literally "Franconian Mountain," stein being used especially for steep, rocky peaks, which in the Rhineland often were crowned with castles. The Shelleys might have passed one in their travels. The German surname also suggests "free stone."

Frankenstein is the creator-victim; the creature-despot & fatal creation is Frankenstein's monster. The blunder is very common indeed -- almost, but surely not quite, sanctioned by custom. [Fowler]

中文词源

frankenstein（作法自毙的人）：小说中被自己所创造的怪物杀死的科学家

Frankenstein（弗兰肯斯坦）是科幻小说之母，英国著名浪漫主义诗人雪莱的妻子玛丽·雪莱（Mary Shelley）的作品《弗兰肯斯坦》（Frankenstein，又译为“科学怪人”）的主人公。弗兰肯斯坦是一名科学家，痴迷于生命科学，试图用人工方式创造生命。他利用死人的残骸创造了一个怪物。这个怪物本性善良，但在受到创造者及他人的嫌恶和歧视后，开始仇恨人类并展开报复，杀害了弗兰肯斯坦的弟弟和未婚妻。弗兰肯斯坦满怀悔恨和愤怒，跟踪追捕怪物。最后，弗兰肯斯坦在与怪物的搏斗中死去，而怪物也跳海自杀了。从此，后人就用frankenstein一词来形容被自己的创造物所毁灭的人。

frankenstein： ['fræŋkənstain] n.作法自毙的人，被自己的创造物毁灭的人

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Frankenstein：弗兰肯斯坦

来自1818年由英国小说家Mary Shelley创作的科幻小说《Frankenstein:the Modern Prometheus》其中的主角，科学家Frankenstein创造的怪物。参照电影《弗兰肯斯坦》。