Frankenstein's monster

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thing that is cobbled together from parts of other things. figuratively
    — Like the English language, the eukaryote cell is a chimera, a Frankenstein's monster, assembled from bits and pieces of genetic information...
  2. A creation that overpowers or slips out of the control of its creator, often proceeding to turn on its creator or harm others. figuratively
    — They created a Frankenstein's monster which they did not imagine could grow out of their control.
专有名词
  1. The creature from Mary Shelley's novel.

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词源 1
In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818), Dr. Frankenstein assembled a monster from human corpses; it eventually escaped his control.
词源 2
In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818), Dr. Frankenstein assembled a monster from human corpses; it eventually escaped his control.
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