英语词汇“monumental”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

monumental

/mɒnjʊˈmɛnt(ə)l

adjective

1Great in importance, extent, or size: it’s been a monumental effort...

On the contrary, it is a task of monumental strategic importance for the United States as well as for Europeans.
Despite the monumental importance of the task, sometimes the board just didn't take the time or make the effort to do it right.
All recognize that it's an undertaking of monumental size and complexity

Synonyms

huge, great, enormous, gigantic, massive, colossal, mammoth, immense, tremendous, mighty, stupendous, vast, prodigious, Herculean, titanic, gargantuan, staggering, exceptional, extraordinary

British informal ginormous

terrible, dreadful, awful, colossal, staggering, huge, enormous;

catastrophic, unforgivable, indefensible

informal whopping

rare egregious

impressive, striking, outstanding, remarkable, magnificent, marvellous, majestic, stupendous, prodigious, ambitious, large-scale, grand, awe-inspiring, awesome, important, significant, distinguished, classic, memorable, transcendent, exalted, unforgettable, enduring, lasting, abiding, permanent, immortal, historic, epoch-making

2Of or serving as a monument: additional details are found in monumental inscriptions...

In the cliffs around the boundaries of the city the king left a series of monumental inscriptions
It reeked of historical importance and monumental significance.
I have yet to see other women doing memorial or monumental work.

Synonyms

commemorative, memorial, celebratory, commemorating, funerary

Derivatives

monumentality

/mɒnjʊmɛnˈtalɪti

/ noun ...

The monumentality of Amsterdam exists only in the heads of its inhabitants, not on the streets.
Some of his compositions, especially those that include a limited number of figures, display a monumentality that is rarely seen in Ethiopian painting.
The film's monumentality owes less to its form than its subject - the place of history in culture and of culture in history.

单词	monumental
释义	monumental /mɒnjʊˈmɛnt(ə)l / adjective 1Great in importance, extent, or size: it’s been a monumental effort... On the contrary, it is a task of monumental strategic importance for the United States as well as for Europeans. Despite the monumental importance of the task, sometimes the board just didn't take the time or make the effort to do it right. All recognize that it's an undertaking of monumental size and complexity Synonyms huge, great, enormous, gigantic, massive, colossal, mammoth, immense, tremendous, mighty, stupendous, vast, prodigious, Herculean, titanic, gargantuan, staggering, exceptional, extraordinary British informal ginormous terrible, dreadful, awful, colossal, staggering, huge, enormous; catastrophic, unforgivable, indefensible informal whopping rare egregious impressive, striking, outstanding, remarkable, magnificent, marvellous, majestic, stupendous, prodigious, ambitious, large-scale, grand, awe-inspiring, awesome, important, significant, distinguished, classic, memorable, transcendent, exalted, unforgettable, enduring, lasting, abiding, permanent, immortal, historic, epoch-making 2Of or serving as a monument: additional details are found in monumental inscriptions... In the cliffs around the boundaries of the city the king left a series of monumental inscriptions It reeked of historical importance and monumental significance. I have yet to see other women doing memorial or monumental work. Synonyms commemorative, memorial, celebratory, commemorating, funerary Derivatives monumentality /mɒnjʊmɛnˈtalɪti / noun ... The monumentality of Amsterdam exists only in the heads of its inhabitants, not on the streets. Some of his compositions, especially those that include a limited number of figures, display a monumentality that is rarely seen in Ethiopian painting. The film's monumentality owes less to its form than its subject - the place of history in culture and of culture in history.
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