Frankenstein

英 ['fræŋkənstaɪn] 美 ['fræŋkənstaɪn]

• n. 弗兰肯斯坦(英国女作家Mary W. Shelly所著同名小说中的主角)；人形怪物；作法自毙的人，被自己的创造物所毁者

英英释义

Noun:

1. an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator

2. the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)

3. the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses