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+
uconnector
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mentaction, result, state
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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.