monstrous的词源

英文词源

monstrous (adj.)

mid-15c., "unnatural, deviating from the natural order, hideous," from Middle French monstrueux, from Latin monstruosus "strange, unnatural, monstrous," from monstrum (see monster). Meaning "enormous" is from c. 1500; that of "outrageously wrong" is from 1570s. Earlier form monstruous (late 14c., from Old French monstruous) was "very common in the 16th c." [OED].

中文词源

monstrous：怪物一般的，丑陋的

来自monster,怪物。即像怪物的，丑陋的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：monstrous 词源，monstrous 含义。

monstrous：巨大的；异形的，畸形的；怪异的，荒诞的；令人吃惊的，恐怖的

词根词缀： -mon-提醒,警告 + -ster名词词尾(e略) + -ous形容词词尾