Frankenstein is Mary Shelley’s novel, published in 1818. In the story, a scientist named Victor Frankenstein builds a creature from pieces of dead bodies and brings it to life with electricity.

Frankenstein法蘭克斯坦 is是 Mary Shelley瑪麗·雪萊's novel的小說 published in 1818一八一八年出版。In the story故事裡 a scientist named Victor Frankenstein一位叫維克多·法蘭克斯坦的科學家 from pieces of dead bodies用屍體的部位 builds打造出 a creature一個怪物 and brings it to life with electricity並用電讓它活了過來。

The creature is gentle at first, then lonely and angry, and it turns on the man who made it.

The creature這怪物 is gentle at first一開始很溫和 then後來 lonely and angry變得孤單又憤怒 and it turns on最後轉而攻擊 the man who made it造出它的人。

The book’s longer title is Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. People often get the names wrong: they call the creature Frankenstein, but in the novel Frankenstein is the scientist, and the being is Frankenstein’s monster (it is never given a personal name).

The book's longer title這本書比較長的書名 is是 Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus《科學怪人，或現代普羅米修斯》。People often get the names wrong很多人常把名字搞錯 they call the creature Frankenstein把怪物叫做法蘭克斯坦 but在小說裡 Frankenstein is the scientist法蘭克斯坦其實是那位科學家 and the being is Frankenstein's monster那個生物則叫「法蘭克斯坦的怪物」 it is never given a personal name它從來沒有自己的名字。

Films, especially the 1931 film with Boris Karloff, gave the creature the square head and neck bolts many people picture now — that look is from cinema, not from Shelley’s pages.

Films電影 especially the 1931 film with Boris Karloff尤其是一九三一年鮑里斯·卡洛夫演的那部 gave the creature給了這怪物 the square head and neck bolts方頭和脖子上的螺栓 many people picture now也就是很多人現在腦中的樣子 that look is from cinema這個造型來自電影 not from Shelley's pages不是雪萊書裡寫的。

In later English, Frankenstein also became shorthand for a creator whose invention runs out of control, and for the monster itself, even though teachers still mark that second use as a mix-up.

In later English後來的英文裡 Frankenstein法蘭克斯坦 also became shorthand for a creator whose invention runs out of control也變成了發明失控的創造者的簡稱 and for the monster itself也可以指怪物本身 even though teachers still mark that second use as a mix-up即使老師仍會把第二種用法標記為用錯。

The name itself started as a German place name: Franken (“Franks, Frankish”) + Stein (“stone”).

The name itself這個名字本身 started as最初是 a German place name一個德文地名 Franken ("Franks, Frankish")法蘭肯（法蘭克人的） + Stein ("stone")加上斯坦因（石頭）。