Frankenstein

• n. 毁灭创造者自己之物；作法自毙的人

来自1818年由英国小说家Mary Shelley创作的科幻小说《Frankenstein:the Modern Prometheus》其中的主角，科学家Frankenstein创造的怪物。参照电影《弗兰肯斯坦》。

Frankenstein (n.)

allusive use for man-made monsters dates to 1838, from Baron Frankenstein, character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus." Commonly taken (mistakenly) as the proper name of the monster, not the creator, and thus franken- extended 1990s as a prefix to mean "non-natural." The German surname is probably literally "Franconian Mountain," stein being used especially for steep, rocky peaks, which in the Rhineland often were crowned with castles. The Shelleys might have passed one in their travels. The German surname also suggests "free stone."

Frankenstein is the creator-victim; the creature-despot & fatal creation is Frankenstein's monster. The blunder is very common indeed -- almost, but surely not quite, sanctioned by custom. [Fowler]

1. I felt as guilty and miserable as Frankenstein.

我感到像弗兰肯斯坦一样有罪、难过.

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2. You tell people frankenstein's on the loose, then you're surprised to see the torch - wielding villagers?

你告诉大家有个怪物在游荡然后看到挥舞火把的村民你很惊讶?

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3. Frankenstein was already turgid ; Percy made it more so.

《弗兰肯斯坦》已经是夸张的, 但珀西使它更夸张.

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4. From that comes Terminator 2, Frankenstein, and chunk of science fiction.

《终结者2》 、 《科学怪人》等大量科幻作品,就是这种观念的产物.

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5. Torch - Born : A Pandoran Mockery of the Frankenstein Lineage.

源于弗兰肯斯坦的尸祸伪系.

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