Like most French words, monstre has a Latin root:   monstrum, which meant evil omen.

和大多数法语单词一样，monstre 有一个拉丁词根：monstrum，意思是不祥之兆。

Monstrum was derived from the Latin verb monere, which meant " to warn, remind or instruct." A lot of other English words are derived from  monere, like premonition, admonish, demonstrate and monitor.

Monstrum 源自拉丁语动词monere，意思是“警告、提醒或指导” 。 许多其他英语单词都源自 monere，例如 premonition、admonish、demonstrate 和 monitor。