monumental

英 [ˌmɒnjuˈmentl]

美 [ˌmɑːnjuˈmentl]

adj.  重要的; 意义深远的; 不朽的; 非常大(或好、坏、蠢等)的; 作为纪念碑的; 纪念碑上的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 重要的；意义深远的；不朽的
  very important and having a great influence, especially as the result of years of work
  1. Gibbon's monumental work ‘The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire’
     吉本的不朽著作《罗马帝国衰亡史》
• 非常大（或好、坏、蠢等）的
  very large, good, bad, stupid, etc.
  1. a book of monumental significance
     一本意义非凡的书
  2. We have a monumental task ahead of us.
     极其繁重的工作在等着我们。
  3. It seems like an act of monumental folly.
     这似乎是一种非常愚蠢的行为。
• 作为纪念碑的；纪念碑上的
  appearing in or serving as a monument
  1. a monumental inscription/tomb
     碑文；陵墓
  2. a monumental mason (= a person who makes monuments )
     纪念碑石工

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;极大的
  You can usemonumentalto emphasize the size or extent of something.
  1. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.
     当时把这项任务给他是大错特错了。
  2. ...a series of monumental disappointments.
     一连串的巨大失望
• ADJ-GRADED (书或音乐)丰碑式的，意义深远的，不朽的
  If you describe a book or musical work asmonumental, you are emphasizing that it is very large and impressive, and is likely to be important for a long time.
  1. ...his monumental work on Chinese astronomy.
     他关于中国天文学的不朽巨著
• ADJ 高大的;威严的
  Amonumentalbuilding or sculpture is very large and impressive.
  1. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
     我对高大的雕塑没什么兴趣。

英英释义

adj

• imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  1. massive oak doors
  2. Moore's massive sculptures
  3. the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
  4. a monumental scale
  Synonym:massivemonolithic
• of outstanding significance
  1. Einstein's monumental contributions to physics
• relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
  1. the use of the arch in monumental architecture
  2. monumental sculptures

双语例句

• A monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory.
  一个具有纪念意义的拱门；通常是为了纪念某次著名的胜利而建造的。
• Where available, stone has generally been the preferred material for monumental structures.
  在可获得的情形下，石材通常是纪念性建筑物较喜爱使用的材料。
• A triumph equaled only by its monumental failure.
  它的成功和失败都同样是史诗性的。
• This monumental work on history has brought together the wisdom of many scholars.
  这部史学巨著凝聚着许多学者的智慧。
• There have been monumental social and demographic changes in the country.
  国家已有了巨大的社会和人口状况变化。
• The incuriousness of the Roman rich and the Roman rulers was more massive and monumental even than their architecture.
  罗马富豪和罗马统治者的缺乏好奇心甚至比他们的建筑更为牢固和不寻常。
• Literally turns monumental sculpture on its head.
  实际上是颠倒了纪念碑式雕塑。
• But ecological life and biospheric life require a more monumental roomtoviewthings in.
  但是要想观察生态生命和生物圈生命就需要一个更加庞大的空间。
• The earlier characteristics is monumental and symbolic.
  前期特征是纪念性和象征性。
• The urgency of the situation makes it necessary to reiterate the monumental problems of population growth.
  情况的紧迫性使我们有必要重申人口增长的重大问题。