what's the meaning of "Frankenstein"?
My car broke down and so I had to Frankenstein a new engine from old Mustang.
according to what i have found, Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley. and in one website, the word Frankenstein in this sentence is explained that to make something from several other similar things.
is this explanation right and if so, how the word has acquired such a connotation?
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hahaha, u r one of my classmates!!! Liu Hua's course, Stylistics!!! =)) i don't know its meaning as a verb as well. to create? to replace ?
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In the novel you mentioned, a Dr Frankenstein created a monster from the body parts of several different corpses. The result was neither an attractive or functional creature. So in your example, to Frankenstein a new engine means to create a new engine from the parts of several other engines. It may work but it won’t look pretty or necessarily work as well as the original. It is a very famous story.
Hope this answers your question.
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Maybe. But could you actually write properly? I can't really decipher what you are asking. Try capital letters at the beginning of sentences. We do that for a reason: it helps the reader understand!
Just make it clear where your sentences end and the next one begins.
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