monumental

monumental

英 [mɒnjʊ'ment(ə)l]
　　美 [,mɑnju'mɛntl]

adj. 不朽的；紀念碑的；非常的

中文詞源：

monumental 不朽的，意義深遠的

來自monument,紀念碑。比喻用法。

例句：

1. I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
幾年前，我和他大吵瞭一架。

2. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.
當時把這項任務給他是大錯特錯瞭。

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.

4. It was a case of monumental bad - manners.
那是極不禮貌的事例.

5. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
我對高大的雕塑沒什麼興趣。