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mon·u·ment AHD[mŏnʹyə-mənt] D.J.[ˈmɒnjəmənt]K.K.[ˈmɑnjəmənt]n.(名词)Washington Monument, Washington, DCPhotoDisc, Inc.- 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: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: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:"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
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Latin monumentum [memorial] 源自 拉丁语 monumentum [纪念的]
- from monēre [to remind] * see men- 1源自 monēre [提醒] * 参见 men- 1
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