单词 | monument |
释义 | monument['mɒnjumənt]n. 纪念碑, 纪念物, 石碑 monument mon.u.ment AHD: [m¼n“y…-m…nt] D.J. [6mKnj*m*nt]K.K. [6m$nj*m*nt]n.(名词)1. 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2. 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3. 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:traditions that are monuments to an earlier era.传统是早期时代的遗迹4. An outstanding, enduring achievement:杰出的不朽的作品:a translation that is a monument of scholarship.在学术上有不朽成就5. An exceptional example:杰出的典范:“Thousands of them wrote texts, some of them monuments of dullness”(&b{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)6. 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7. A written document, especially a legal one.书面文件,尤指合法律认可的语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Latin monumentum [memorial] 源自 拉丁语 monumentum [纪念的] 3. from mon¶re [to remind] * see men- 1源自 mon¶re [提醒] *参见 men- 1 |
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