单词 | 弗兰肯 |
释义 | 〔Frankenstein〕An agency or a creation that slips from the control of and ultimately destroys its creator.弗兰肯斯泰因:脱离了创造者的控制并最终毁灭创造者的媒介或作品〔Frankenstein〕From Frankenstein , the creator of the artificial monster in Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 源自 Frankenstein , 弗兰肯斯泰因 中的一个人造怪物,由玛丽·沃斯通克拉夫特·雪莱所著 〔Frankenstein〕The wordFrankenstein has taken on a life of its own, somewhat like the monster created from parts of corpses by the Swiss student Frankenstein, whose name serves as the title of Mary Shelley's novel, published in 1818. People have persisted in calling the monster Frankenstein;in fact, the first recorded use of the name as a common noun in 1838refers to mules as "Frankensteins.”The word has gone on to refer to "a monster having the appearance of a man" and "an agency that slips from the control of and ultimately destroys its creator.”Since most people have given the name of the novel's protagonist to his creation,Frankenstein's monster has, in a sense, destroyed its creator.单词Franerstein 有些象瑞士学生弗兰肯斯泰因(此名成为1818年出版的玛丽·雪莱小说的书名)从部分死尸器官所造的怪物一样,已经具备了自己的生命力。 人们坚持将那个怪物称作弗兰肯斯泰因;实际上此词于1838年第一次用作普通名词,把顽固的人称作“弗兰肯斯泰因”。此词后来演变为指“人形怪物”和“脱离创造者的控制并最终毁灭其创造者的媒介”。因为多数人把小说中主角的名字转借给了他的创造物,所以,从某种意义上说,弗兰肯斯泰因创造的怪物已经毁灭了他本人〔Costello〕American comedian. As part of the Abbott and Costello comedy team he made a number of films, includingBuck Privates (1941) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). 科斯特洛,洛:(1908-1959) 美国喜剧家。作为艾博特和考斯坦罗喜剧团的一部分,他演过许多电影,有《巴克列兵们》 (1941年)和 《艾博特与考斯坦罗遇到弗兰肯斯坦》 (1948年) 〔Frankenthaler〕American abstract expressionist painter noted for her innovative techniques and brilliant use of color. Her works includeThe Human Edge (1967). 弗兰肯塞勒,海伦:(生于 1928) 美国抽象派油画家,以她创新意的技巧和对色彩的巧妙运用而著名。她的作品包括《人类的力量》 (1967年) 〔Karloff〕British-born American actor noted for his portrayals of monsters and other evil characters in a number of horror films, includingFrankenstein (1931) and The Mummy (1932). 卡洛夫,鲍里斯:(1887-1969) 出生于英国的美国演员,因在大量恐怖片中刻画了怪物和恶魔等人物而闻名。其作品包括《弗兰肯斯坦的新娘》 (1931年)和 《木乃伊》 (1932年) 〔archetype〕“‘Frankenstein’ . . . ‘Dracula’ . . . ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ . . . the archetypes that have influenced all subsequent horror stories"(New York Times)“‘弗兰肯斯坦’…‘德秋拉’…‘杰基尔博士和海德先生’影响了所有继之而来的恐怖故事的原型”(纽约时报) |
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