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monumental

🇬🇧 UK/mɒnjʊ'ment(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/.mɒnju'mentәl/
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Definitions

adj.

Grand and imposing in scale; of great and lasting importance; requiring enormous effort

宏伟的;不朽的;极其重大的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
monwarn, remind, advise
+
uconnector
+
mentaction, result, state
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=monumental

Common Collocations

  • 1.monumental task巨大的任务
  • 2.monumental effort巨大的努力
  • 3.monumental achievement重大成就

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Building the Great Wall was a monumental achievement.

  • 2.

    The bridge was a [monumental] achievement of engineering.

  • 3.

    His contribution to science was [monumental] and lasting.

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