mon.u.ment
n.(名词)A structure, such as a building or sculpture, erected as a memorial.纪念碑:为纪念而树立的一座建筑物,如建筑物或雕塑An inscribed marker placed at a grave; a tombstone.墓碑:安放在墓地边刻有文字的碑;墓石Something venerated for its enduring historic significance or association with a notable past person or thing:历史遗址:有历史意义的事物,与过去的名人或有名的事物相关联的:例句:traditions that are monuments to an earlier era.传统是早期时代的遗迹
An outstanding, enduring achievement:杰出的不朽的作品:例句:a translation that is a monument of scholarship.在学术上有不朽成就
An exceptional example:杰出的典范:例句:.Thousands of them wrote texts, some of them monuments of dullness.(Robert L. Heilbroner).数以千计的人写出了文章,某些可谓枯燥乏味的典范.(罗伯特L.海尔布隆厄)
An object, such as a post or stone, fixed in the ground so as to mark a boundary or position.标石:立在地上标示边界或地点的物体,如标杆或界石A written document, especially a legal one.书面文件,尤指合法律认可的
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Latin monumentum [memorial] 源自 拉丁语 monumentum [纪念的] from monôre [to remind] * see men- 源自 monôre [提醒] *参见 men-