monumentally
UK/,mɑnju'mɛntəli/US/.mɒnju'mentli/
B1
Definitions
adv.
To an enormously great degree.
极其；非常
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmonumentalwarn, remind, advise; (money branch) coin
+
-lyin the manner of
=monumentally
monumental + -ly = 'to a monumental degree.' An intensifier meaning 'enormously,' usually before negative adjectives: monumentally stupid, monumentally wrong.
Common Collocations
- 1.monumentally stupid极其愚蠢
- 2.monumentally wrong大错特错
- 3.monumentally successful极其成功
Example Sentences
- 1.
It would be monumentally stupid to quit now.
- 2.
The forecast turned out to be monumentally wrong.