1.[ubn]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
Gibbon's monumental work ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’吉本的不朽著作《罗马帝国衰亡史》
2.[obn]非常大（或好、坏、蠢等）的very large, good, bad, stupid, etc.
a book of monumental significance一本意义非凡的书
We have a monumental task ahead of us.极其繁重的工作在等着我们。
It seems like an act of monumental folly.这似乎是一种非常愚蠢的行为。
3.[obn]作为纪念碑的；纪念碑上的appearing in or serving as a monument
a monumental inscription/tomb碑文；陵墓
a monumental mason(= a person who makes monuments )纪念碑石工
Barely a week goes by without one or other public figure apologizing for a disaster of monumental proportions.
大约一周过去了也没有一位或者别的公众人物出来为灾祸的大部分责任而道歉。
A stadium, because of its size, is always something of a monumental building.
由于其规模，体育场往往具有纪念性质。
A monumental gateway in the form of a pair of truncated pyramids serving as the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple.
两旁有塔形建筑的门道以一对平头金字塔形式出现的纪念性的通口，用来作通往古埃及庙宇的入口
This strategy seems to give the house a monumental and sculptural quality that articulates a sense of stability, simplicity and permanence.
这种设计像是赋予了房屋纪念碑或雕像的品质——稳定、简朴及永恒。
and his wife looked at him with an anxious frown across the monumental Britannia ware of their lodging house breakfast-table.
隔着寄宿处早餐桌上那些不朽的不列颠合金餐具，他妻子皱着眉，焦急地望着他。
self-assurance His monumental self-assurance was based upon his complete faith in his own ability.
他的极度自信是基于完全相信自己的能力。
Think about this for a moment. . . allow the monumental impact of that statement to sink in and all that encompasses.
想一会儿……允许这个具有重大意义的观点以及所有的包含内容所带来的影响消失。
Among them, chopsticks culture with its monumental character, the unique charm of Chinese culture into a wonderful large garden.
其中，筷子文化以其不朽的品格，独特的魅力，成为华夏文化大花园里的一只奇葩。
The Club of Rome's monumental book The Limits to Growth came out in 1972, with a picture of the earth on its cover.
罗马俱乐部的不朽作品《增长的极限》在1972年问世，并以地球的照片作为其封面。
Failure to take account of the linkages however will result in widespread mal-adaptation and a monumental wasted opportunity.
但如果没有把上述关联考虑进去，就会产生广泛的适应不良，并且浪费一个宝贵的机会。
As the U. S. did over a century ago, China will try to display its wealth through monumental architecture and exhibitions of economic wares.
正如美国在一个世纪之前所作的那样，中国也将力图以宏伟的建筑和商业展览来展示她的财富。
Yellow Canons Internal Medicine was the classic work of TCM. It was a monumental medical work which involving in many other subjects.
《黄帝内经》是中医学的奠基著作，是一部以医学内容为主体，涉及众多学科的巨著。
At the mere mention of a civilization, we invariably call to mind those monumental buildings that are characteristic of it.
中国基本情况丛书。每当我们谈起过去的文明，总是习惯于用纪念性的建筑作为其独特的象征。
Given the perceived failure of Copenhagen, there was bound to be a monumental blame game.
由于哥本哈根会议的明显失败，各方无疑会展开无穷无尽的相互指责。
"The monumental energy price increases will be a 'game change' for Asia, " the bank said in a research note.
“能源价格的极端猛涨将成为亚洲市场‘改头换面’的诱因，”摩根士丹利在研究报告中称。
At the heart of the Project is a monumental ellipse-the unique symbol and new civic landmark of this Project.
项目的核心是一个巨大的椭圆--既是此项目的特殊标志，也是一个新型的人文地标。
The monumental complex in Lower Manhattan was at the heart of New York's financial center.
在曼哈顿下城的巨大的复杂的是在纽约的金融中心的心脏。
The result, he said, "was the most monumental non-nuclear explosion and fire ever seen from space. "
他说，这一结果“产生了从太空所见的迄今最巨大的非核武器爆炸和火焰。”
Since magnetic fields cause electrical currents, such a collision could have caused a monumental short circuit visible from Earth.
因此磁场产生了电流，这样的碰撞可以导致强烈的短路并且可在地球上看到。
In 2008, nobody could anticipate these monumental changes that were to sweep across the region two years later.
2008年，没人能预料到这场在两年后席卷了整个地区（译注：阿拉伯地区）的伟大而不朽的变革。
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