c. 1600, "pertaining to a monument," from Late Latin monumentalis "pertaining to a monument," from monumentum (see monument). From 1650s in the loose sense of "vast, stupendous." Related: Monumentally.
雙語例句
1. I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.
幾年前，我和他大吵了一架。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assign-ment.
當時把這項任務(wù)給他是大錯特錯了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This book is a monumental work worthy of China's new cultural movement.
這部著作不愧為中國新文化運動的豐碑.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. It was a case of monumental bad - manners.
那是極不禮貌的事例.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.