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monumental 音标拼音: [m ,ɑnjəm'ɛntəl] [m ,ɑnjəm'ɛnəl] [m ,ɑnjum'ɛntəl] a. 纪念碑的,做为纪念的,不朽的 纪念碑的,做为纪念的,不朽的 monumental adj 1: relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; " the use of the arch in monumental architecture"; " monumental sculptures" 2: of outstanding significance; " Einstein' s monumental contributions to physics" 3: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; " massive oak doors"; " Moore' s massive sculptures"; " the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; " a monumental scale" [ synonym: { massive}, { monolithic}, { monumental}] Monumental \ Mon` u* men" tal\, a. [ L. monumentalis: cf. F. monumental.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. " Of pine, or monumental oak." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] A work outlasting monumental brass. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Of lasting significance; as, a monumental work of literature; a monumental accomplishment. [ PJC] 4. Exceptionally large in quantity, quality, or degree; as, a monumental amount of work to be done [ PJC] 129 Moby Thesaurus words for " monumental": Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Olympian, abject, abysmal, aerial, airy, altitudinous, amplitudinous, ascending, aspiring, astronomic, astronomical, awe- inspiring, awesome, awful, boundless, bulky, calamitous, catastrophic, classic, colossal, commemorative, cosmic, cracking, dominating, egregious, elephantine, elevated, eminent, enduring, enormous, epic, ethereal, exalted, extensive, fantastic, galactic, giant, giantlike, gigantic, glorious, grand, haughty, heroic, high, high- pitched, high- reaching, high- set, high- up, historic, huge, immeasurable, immense, impressive, infinite, jumbo, king- size, large, lasting, lofty, magnificent, mammoth, marmoreal, massive, massy, memorable, memorial, mighty, monster, monstrous, mortal, mountainous, mounting, notable, noteworthy, outsize, outstanding, outtopping, overgrown, overlooking, overtopping, overwhelming, permanent, prodigious, profound, prominent, sculptitory, sculptural, sculpturesque, significant, sizable, soaring, spacious, spectacular, spiring, staggering, statuary, statuelike, statuesque, steep, striking, stupendous, sublime, superlative, supernal, terrible, titanic, topless, toplofty, topping, towering, towery, tremendous, unbelievable, unforgettable, unforgivable, uplifted, upreared, vast, voluminous, weighty, whopping, wonderful, wondrous |
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