monumental
英 [mɒnjʊ'ment(ə)l]
美[,mɑnju'mɛntl]
- adj. 不朽的；纪念碑的；非常的
中文词源
monumental 不朽的，意义深远的
来自monument,纪念碑。比喻用法。
英文词源
- monumental (adj.)
- c. 1600, "pertaining to a monument," from Late Latin monumentalis "pertaining to a monument," from monumentum (see monument). From 1650s in the loose sense of "vast, stupendous." Related: Monumentally.
双语例句
- 1. I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
- 几年前，我和他大吵了一架。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.
- 当时把这项任务给他是大错特错了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. It was a case of monumental bad - manners.
- 那是极不礼貌的事例.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
- 我对高大的雕塑没什么兴趣。
来自辞典例句