landmark
UK/'lændmɑ:k/US
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
A prominent object or feature used to recognize a place or find one's way
地标，路标
n.
An event, discovery, or change marking an important stage
里程碑，划时代的事件
adj.
Marking a major turning point; very important
里程碑式的，划时代的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedland + mark, the most literal survival of mark's old boundary sense: it began as the actual stone marking land. It widened to any prominent feature you steer by, then leapt to time — a landmark ruling is a turning point you measure history by.
Root mark still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.famous landmark著名地标
- 2.historic landmark历史地标
- 3.landmark ruling里程碑式裁决
- 4.landmark study里程碑式研究
Example Sentences
- 1.
The Eiffel Tower is the most famous landmark in Paris.
- 2.
The court's decision was a landmark in civil rights history.
- 3.
Scientists hailed the result as a landmark study.