monumental

/ˌmɒnjuˈmentl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɑːnjuˈmentl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmän-yə-ˈmen-tᵊl/ (ame, mw)

monumental — 形容詞

  • monumentalpositive
  • more monumentalcomparative
  • most monumentalsuperlative

1. Monumental describes something that is extremely large in size, amount, or scale

1.形容詞B2
釋義

巨大

尺寸、數量或規模非常大的

Monumental describes something that is extremely large in size, amount, or scale.

例句

The museum built a monumental stone gate at the entrance.

博物館在入口處蓋了一座巨大的石門。

monumental + noun for huge physical size

A monumental wall of snow blocked the road to the village.

一堵龐大的雪牆擋住了通往村莊的道路。

同義詞
  • huge

    The most everyday word for very large size

  • massive

    Often adds an idea of weight, solidity, or force

  • enormous

    Stresses that something is far larger than expected

  • gigantic

    More vivid and dramatic, especially for physical objects

反義詞
  • tiny

    Extremely small in size

  • small

    General opposite for size

  • modest

    Not large in amount, scale, or appearance

文法句型

monumental + noun

be + monumental

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns for things with impressive physical size or a very large amount, such as buildings, walls, costs, or piles of work. If the focus is lasting importance rather than sheer scale, use sense 2.

2. Monumental describes something so important or influential that it feels like a

2.形容詞C1
釋義

重大

非常重要且影響深遠的

Monumental describes something so important or influential that it feels like a major achievement or turning point.

例句

Winning that case was a monumental step for workers' rights.

贏下那場官司，是勞工權益的一個重大進展。

monumental step for a major change

The vaccine was a monumental achievement for modern medicine.

這支疫苗是現代醫學的一項劃時代成就。

monumental achievement

同義詞
  • historic

    Focuses on an event's place in history rather than sheer scale

  • momentous

    Stresses serious consequences or lasting results

  • major

    Broader and more neutral, without the same dramatic force

  • groundbreaking

    Often used for new ideas or discoveries that change a field

反義詞
  • minor

    Small in importance or effect

  • ordinary

    Not especially important or impressive

  • unimportant

    Not important enough to matter much

文法句型

monumental + noun

be + monumental

用法筆記

Usually appears with nouns like achievement, decision, discovery, failure, or turning point. It suggests lasting importance or unusually large consequences, not just big physical size.