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Misshapen

“Misshapen” 是一个形容词,用来描述某物的形状不正常、难看或畸形。它可以指物理上的变形,也可以比喻思想或精神上的扭曲。

  1. “The tree had a misshapen trunk due to the constant strong winds.” (由于长期的强风,这棵树的树干长得歪歪扭扭。)
  2. “He looked at the misshapen clay pot he had made in class.” (他看着自己在课上做的那个形状扭曲的陶罐。)
  3. “The old man had misshapen fingers from years of hard manual labor.” (由于多年的重体力劳动,老人的手指都变形了。)

由前缀 “mis-” (坏的,错误的) 和 “shapen” (古英语 “scapen” 的过去分词,意为塑造) 组成。

  • 前缀: “mis-”,表示“坏”或“不当”。
  • 词根: “shape”,意为“形状”。
  • 后缀: “-en”,过去分词后缀,常用作形容词。

在文学作品中,“misshapen” 常用来描写反派角色或悲剧人物,以其外貌的畸形暗喻内心的复杂或命运的不公,如《钟楼怪人》中的卡西莫多。

  • 比较级: more misshapen
  • 最高级: most misshapen

“mis” (坏) + “shape” (形状) + “en” (形容词化)。联想:形状坏掉了,就是“畸形的”。

“Deep in the forest, there was a misshapen old house. Its windows were crooked and its roof was sagging. Local children believed a witch lived there.” (在森林深处,有一座形状怪异的老房子。窗户是歪的,屋顶也塌陷了。当地的孩子们相信那里住着一个女巫。)