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。
- “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。)
- “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。)
- “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。)