monumental
英 [m?nj?'ment(?)l]
美[,mɑnju'm?ntl]
- adj. 不朽的；紀念碑的；非常的
TEM8IELTSGRETOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
中文詞源
monumental 不朽的，意義深遠的
來自monument,紀念碑。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
- 幾年前，我和他大吵了一架。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.
- 當時把這項任務(wù)給他是大錯特錯了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This book is a monumental work worthy of China's new cultural movement.
- 這部著作不愧為中國新文化運動的豐碑.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. It was a case of monumental bad - manners.
- 那是極不禮貌的事例.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
- 我對高大的雕塑沒什么興趣。
來自辭典例句
