monumental

• adj. 不朽的；紀(jì)念碑的；非常的

來(lái)自monument,紀(jì)念碑。比喻用法。

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.

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(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.

當(dāng)時(shí)把這項(xiàng)任務(wù)給他是大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)了。

來(lái)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(guó)新文化運(yùn)動(dòng)的豐碑.

來(lái)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(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.

我對(duì)高大的雕塑沒(méi)什么興趣。

來(lái)自辭典例句