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

• This book is a monumental work worthy of China's new cultural movement.
  这部著作不愧为中国新文化运动的丰碑。
• He would have to make amends for his monumental gaffe of earlier today.
  他一定得对今天早上极端失礼的行为进行补救。
• We have monumental challenges and we have to sustain high level of growth.
  我们面临一些巨大挑战，我们不得不保持高水平的经济增长。
• The earlier characteristics is monumental and symbolic.
  前期特征是纪念性和象征性。
• You really have a monumental task in front of you.
  你面前的确摆着一项极其艰巨的任务。
• But should his group have built a "monumental building" for a dictatorship?
  但他的团队是否应该为一个专政国家设计“纪念性建筑”呢？
• I'm afraid we have been the victims of a monumental swindle.
  恐怕我们已成了一场大骗局的受害者。
• Here is the bad news: economic reform remains a monumental challenge.
  坏消息是：经济改革仍是个巨大的挑战。
• In his monumental work begun in 1666, Newton discovered three vital facts about the gravitational force.
  牛顿在他开始于一六六六年的不朽的工作中，发现了有关万有引力的三个极其重要的事实。
• We have a monumental task ahead of us.
  极其繁重的工作在等着我们。