monumental
adj
ˌmɒnjʊəˈmentl◄
adj
1
a
monumental
achievement,
piece
of
work,
etc
is
very
important
and
is
usually
based
on
many
years
of
work
丰碑式的，伟大的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
a
monumental
contribution
to
the
field
of
medicine
对医学领域的重大贡献
Charles
Darwin’s
monumental
study,
‘The
Origin
of
Species’
查尔斯．达尔文的不朽著作《物种起源》
2
extremely
large,
bad,
good,
impressive
etc
极大 （坏，好等 ）的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Banks
and
building
societies
were
yesterday
accused
of
monumental
incompetence.
银行和购房互助协会昨天被指责极其不称职。
a
monumental
task
艰巨的任务
There
was
a
monumental
traffic
jam
on
the
freeway.
高速公路上出现了严重的交通阻塞。
3
relating
to
a
monument
or
built
as
a
monument
纪念碑 （塔 ）的; 纪念性的，作为纪念的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
a
monumental
arch
纪念性拱门