monumental

adj.

1. 重要的；意义深远的；不朽的
   very important and having a great influence, especially as the result of years of work
   1. Gibbon's monumental work ‘The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire’
      吉本的不朽著作《罗马帝国衰亡史》
2. 非常大（或好、坏、蠢等）的
   very large, good, bad, stupid, etc.
   1. a book of monumental significance
      一本意义非凡的书
   2. We have a monumental task ahead of us.
      极其繁重的工作在等着我们。
   3. It seems like an act of monumental folly.
      这似乎是一种非常愚蠢的行为。
3. 作为纪念碑的；纪念碑上的
   appearing in or serving as a monument
   1. a monumental inscription/tomb
      碑文；陵墓
   2. a monumental mason (= a person who makes monuments )
      纪念碑石工

1. ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;极大的
   You can use monumental to emphasize the size or extent of something.
   1. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.
      当时把这项任务给他是大错特错了。
   2. ...a series of monumental disappointments.
      一连串的巨大失望
2. ADJ-GRADED (书或音乐)丰碑式的，意义深远的，不朽的
   If you describe a book or musical work as monumental, you are emphasizing that it is very large and impressive, and is likely to be important for a long time.
   1. ...his monumental work on Chinese astronomy.
      他关于中国天文学的不朽巨著
3. ADJ 高大的;威严的
   A monumental building or sculpture is very large and impressive.
   1. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
      我对高大的雕塑没什么兴趣。

1. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.
   当时把这项任务给他是大错特错了。
2. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
   我对高大的雕塑没什么兴趣。
3. I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
   几年前，我和他大吵了一架。
4. This book is a monumental work worthy of China's new cultural movement.
   这部著作不愧为中国新文化运动的丰碑。
5. This monumental work on history has brought together the wisdom of many scholars.
   这部史学巨著凝聚着许多学者的智慧。
6. He would have to make amends for his monumental gaffe of earlier today.
   他一定得对今天早上极端失礼的行为进行补救。
7. They are like human beings with marble poured over them, smooth, white, monumental.
   像是活人身上敷了一层云石，光滑、洁白、巍巍然。
8. After all, monumental business battles have changed the world.
   毕竟，不朽的商业战役改变了世界。
9. MONUMENTAL GALLERY// Acropolis Museum.
   不朽的艺术长廊//卫城博物馆。
10. Even if there's no reward, I would still gladly contribute my efforts to this monumental sporting event.
    即使没有报酬，我也会很乐意为这次体育盛事贡献我的力量。
11. The urgency of the situation makes it necessary to reiterate the monumental problems of population growth.
    情况的紧迫性使我们有必要重申人口增长的重大问题。
12. In his monumental work begun in 1666, Newton discovered three vital facts about the gravitational force.
    牛顿在他开始于一六六六年的不朽的工作中，发现了有关万有引力的三个极其重要的事实。
13. You really have a monumental task in front of you.
    你面前的确摆着一项极其艰巨的任务。
14. Where available, stone has generally been the preferred material for monumental structures.
    在可获得的情形下，石材通常是纪念性建筑物较喜爱使用的材料。
15. The Taylor shooting claimed innocent lives and caused monumental suffering to the victims 'families and friends.
    泰勒开枪杀害的是无辜的生命，给受害者的家人和朋友造成了莫大的痛苦。
16. A monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory.
    一个具有纪念意义的拱门；通常是为了纪念某次著名的胜利而建造的。
17. We have a monumental task ahead of us.
    极其繁重的工作在等着我们。
18. The incuriousness of the Roman rich and the Roman rulers was more massive and monumental even than their architecture.
    罗马富豪和罗马统治者的缺乏好奇心甚至比他们的建筑更为牢固和不寻常。
19. A triumph equaled only by its monumental failure.
    它的成功和失败都同样是史诗性的。
20. Though often a puzzling and controversial concept," public interest "is undoubtedly a monumental value in public administration.
    摘要“公共利益”虽然是个时常令人费解的、充满争议的概念，却无可置疑地成为公共行政领域的一个标志性价值。
21. Literally turns monumental sculpture on its head.
    实际上是颠倒了纪念碑式雕塑。
22. Here is the bad news: economic reform remains a monumental challenge.
    坏消息是：经济改革仍是个巨大的挑战。
23. But ecological life and biospheric life require a more monumental roomtoviewthings in.
    但是要想观察生态生命和生物圈生命就需要一个更加庞大的空间。
24. I'm afraid we have been the victims of a monumental swindle.
    恐怕我们已成了一场大骗局的受害者。
25. These same Achaemenids also adopted Assyrian and Babylonian motifs for their monumental art, including the winged disc.
    同样是这些阿切曼尼人也采用了阿述和巴比伦的图案作为他们的纪念碑艺术，包括有翼的圆盘。
26. This long-scattered oral literature is becoming a systematic, monumental literary work for the first time.
    使这一长期零散传唱的口头文学变成了一部系统完整的文学巨著。
27. There have been monumental social and demographic changes in the country.
    国家已有了巨大的社会和人口状况变化。
28. But should his group have built a "monumental building" for a dictatorship?
    但他的团队是否应该为一个专政国家设计“纪念性建筑”呢？
29. The earlier characteristics is monumental and symbolic.
    前期特征是纪念性和象征性。
30. We have monumental challenges and we have to sustain high level of growth.
    我们面临一些巨大挑战，我们不得不保持高水平的经济增长。

adj

1. imposing in size or bulk or solidity
   1. massive oak doors
   2. Moore's massive sculptures
   3. the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
   4. a monumental scale

   Synonym:    massivemonolithic

2. of outstanding significance
   1. Einstein's monumental contributions to physics

3. relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
   1. the use of the arch in monumental architecture
   2. monumental sculptures