monumental
美 [ˌmɑnjəˈment(ə)l] 
英 [ˌmɒnjʊˈment(ə)l]
- adj.重要的；意义深远的；不朽的；非常大（或好、坏、蠢等）的
- 网络纪念碑的；极大的；纪念物的
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英汉双解
1. | [ubn] 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 |
| Gibbon's monumental work ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ 吉本的不朽著作《罗马帝国衰亡史》 |
2. | [obn] 非常大（或好、坏、蠢等）的very large, good, bad, stupid, etc. |
| a book of monumental significance 一本意义非凡的书 |
| We have a monumental task ahead of us. 极其繁重的工作在等着我们。 |
| It seems like an act of monumental folly. 这似乎是一种非常愚蠢的行为。 |
3. | [obn] 作为纪念碑的；纪念碑上的appearing in or serving as a monument |
| a monumental inscription/tomb 碑文；陵墓 |
| a monumental mason(= a person who makes monuments ) 纪念碑石工 |
英汉解释
adj. | 1. 纪念碑的;纪念的;巨大的,雄伟的;不朽的,不灭的;〈口〉(恶意的)非常的,极大的 |
英英解释
例句
Barely a week goes by without one or other public figure apologizing for a disaster of monumental proportions.
大约一周过去了也没有一位或者别的公众人物出来为灾祸的大部分责任而道歉。
A stadium, because of its size, is always something of a monumental building.
由于其规模，体育场往往具有纪念性质。
A monumental gateway in the form of a pair of truncated pyramids serving as the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple.
两旁有塔形建筑的门道以一对平头金字塔形式出现的纪念性的通口，用来作通往古埃及庙宇的入口
This strategy seems to give the house a monumental and sculptural quality that articulates a sense of stability, simplicity and permanence.
这种设计像是赋予了房屋纪念碑或雕像的品质——稳定、简朴及永恒。
and his wife looked at him with an anxious frown across the monumental Britannia ware of their lodging house breakfast-table.
隔着寄宿处早餐桌上那些不朽的不列颠合金餐具，他妻子皱着眉，焦急地望着他。
self-assurance His monumental self-assurance was based upon his complete faith in his own ability.
他的极度自信是基于完全相信自己的能力。
Think about this for a moment. . . allow the monumental impact of that statement to sink in and all that encompasses.
想一会儿……允许这个具有重大意义的观点以及所有的包含内容所带来的影响消失。
Among them, chopsticks culture with its monumental character, the unique charm of Chinese culture into a wonderful large garden.
其中，筷子文化以其不朽的品格，独特的魅力，成为华夏文化大花园里的一只奇葩。
The Club of Rome's monumental book The Limits to Growth came out in 1972, with a picture of the earth on its cover.
罗马俱乐部的不朽作品《增长的极限》在1972年问世，并以地球的照片作为其封面。
Failure to take account of the linkages however will result in widespread mal-adaptation and a monumental wasted opportunity.
但如果没有把上述关联考虑进去，就会产生广泛的适应不良，并且浪费一个宝贵的机会。
As the U. S. did over a century ago, China will try to display its wealth through monumental architecture and exhibitions of economic wares.
正如美国在一个世纪之前所作的那样，中国也将力图以宏伟的建筑和商业展览来展示她的财富。
Yellow Canons Internal Medicine was the classic work of TCM. It was a monumental medical work which involving in many other subjects.
《黄帝内经》是中医学的奠基著作，是一部以医学内容为主体，涉及众多学科的巨著。
At the mere mention of a civilization, we invariably call to mind those monumental buildings that are characteristic of it.
中国基本情况丛书。每当我们谈起过去的文明，总是习惯于用纪念性的建筑作为其独特的象征。
Given the perceived failure of Copenhagen, there was bound to be a monumental blame game.
由于哥本哈根会议的明显失败，各方无疑会展开无穷无尽的相互指责。
"The monumental energy price increases will be a 'game change' for Asia, " the bank said in a research note.
“能源价格的极端猛涨将成为亚洲市场‘改头换面’的诱因，”摩根士丹利在研究报告中称。
At the heart of the Project is a monumental ellipse-the unique symbol and new civic landmark of this Project.
项目的核心是一个巨大的椭圆--既是此项目的特殊标志，也是一个新型的人文地标。
The monumental complex in Lower Manhattan was at the heart of New York's financial center.
在曼哈顿下城的巨大的复杂的是在纽约的金融中心的心脏。
The result, he said, "was the most monumental non-nuclear explosion and fire ever seen from space. "
他说，这一结果“产生了从太空所见的迄今最巨大的非核武器爆炸和火焰。”
Since magnetic fields cause electrical currents, such a collision could have caused a monumental short circuit visible from Earth.
因此磁场产生了电流，这样的碰撞可以导致强烈的短路并且可在地球上看到。
In 2008, nobody could anticipate these monumental changes that were to sweep across the region two years later.
2008年，没人能预料到这场在两年后席卷了整个地区（译注：阿拉伯地区）的伟大而不朽的变革。
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。
His monumental 1997 defeat following years of damaging internal rifts over Europe left the Conservatives out of power for 13 years.
因为欧洲的内部之争梅杰在1997年选举大败，使保守党失利13年。
Once again the England team has proven, so far, a monumental disappointment to its fans at home.
英国队再一次让本国的球迷承受了巨大的失望。
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。
The conceptual space of a printed book is one in which writing is stable, monumental, and controlled exclusively by the author.
在印刷书籍的概念空间，书籍稳定不变，浩瀚而不朽，而且绝对由作者作主。
Events that seem monumental, scars that seems like they will never fade, everything will eventually dissipate. It's just a truth of time.
但对于我们来说，似乎有很多事都难以释怀，而创伤也似乎会永不消散，事实上，任何事终将淡去，只是时间问题罢了。
In interiors, Baroque movement around and through a void informed monumental staircases that had no parallel in previous architecture.
在内部，巴洛克运动周围，并通过巨大的楼梯无效通知说，没有在以前的并行结构。
The change is absolutely monumental, because it's not just opening it up, but it's opening it up to the rest of the world.
这种变化是绝对具有纪念意义的，因为这不仅仅是将这个地区开放，而是将整个地区与世界联系起来了。
If you have taken on the monumental responsibility of having kids then you know what a joy it is to see their happy smiling faces.
如果你曾经体会过拥有孩子时那种沉重的责任感，那你就应该知道看到他们的笑脸是一件多么愉快的事情。
A monumental Anne sits with her adult daughter perched on her lap.
高大的安妮坐在那儿，她那已经成人的女儿坐在她的腿上。
For the first seven years of this decade, that situation bred excess and abuse; now it is delivering a monumental backlash.
本世纪头七年，这种情况滋生了无节制和滥用行为，现在，它开始产生巨大的负面效应。
AURORA : That's so easy for you to say. You've done so many wonderful, monumental things. You've walked on the Moon.
奥柔拉：你说得倒容易，你做了那么多美好伟大的事，你曾去过月球。
The physical, hormonal, emotional and social changes facing a woman directly after giving birth can be monumental.
在女性分娩后，直接面对的生理的，荷尔蒙的，情感的，社会的变化对其影响是深远巨大的。
China's monumental red pagoda was a reminder of who hosted the party and admission quotas for it filled within minutes each morning.
中国庞大的红色展馆则提醒人们是谁在举办这次盛会，每天早上限制进入的定额数分钟之内就会用完。
The exhibition coincides with a monumental piece of scholarship by the Amsterdam museum.
阿姆斯特丹博物馆同时还给这次展览提供了大量的知识。
Across the river, the following decade, Gustave Eiffel began work on his monumental iron tower as an emblem of industry and science.
接下来的十年，古斯塔夫•埃菲尔开始在河对岸修建他的纪念铁塔，作为工业和科学的象征。
It has been a shared vision and monumental task to reach this agreement.
达成这项协议已经成为了双方的共同愿景和一项艰钜任务。
These items range from small pottery vessels for household use to monumental concrete structures like the Roman Coliseum.
使用范围由家用的小陶瓷制品到如罗马竞技场的纪念性建筑。
In 1919, when she was studying at a women's college in Beijing, one monumental event changed the whole course of her life from then on.
一九一九年她在北京一所女子学院念书时，一个事件改变了她生命的整个道路。
When a monumental storm engulfs the town, only a precious few survivors are left to battle the beasts before all humanity is devoured alive.
当一个巨大的风暴席卷镇，只有宝贵的少数幸存者不得不战斗的野兽是全人类面前狼吞虎咽活着。
Her monumental task -- to rescue one of the nation's most troubled education systems -- is one she assesses very bluntly.
她十分直率地说这是项艰难的工作，要挽救这个国家最麻烦的教育系统。
