momentous
英 [mə(ʊ)'mentəs]
美[mo'mɛntəs]
- adj. 重要的；重大的
中文词源
momentous 关键的，重要的
来自moment,片刻，瞬间。即片刻的，引申词义转瞬即逝的，关键的，重要的。
英英释意
- 1. of very great significance;
- "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"
- "a momentous event"
英文词源
- momentous (adj.)
- 1650s, from moment + -ous to carry the sense of "important" while momentary kept the meaning "of an instant of time." Related: Momentously; momentousness.
同义词辨析
significant, important, momentous
这些形容词均含"重要的，重大的"之意。
significant： 指某事物由于特别优秀或特别有意义而显得重要与突出。
important： 最普通用词，指有权威、有影响的人或值得注意的、有价值的事物。
momentous： 指极其重要的。
实用场景例句
- a momentous decision/event/occasion
- 重大决定 / 事件；重要时刻
牛津词典
- ...the momentous decision to send in the troops...
- 派遣部队的重大决定
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The past three years have been among the most momentous in world history.
- 过去的3年是世界历史上最重要的时期之一。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I am sure this office will be at the heart of momentous changes of Asian history.
- 我深信,在亚洲经历重大转变的时刻,办事处的工作将会举足轻重.
期刊摘选
- According to paleoecologist Edward Deevey, the past million years show three momentous changes.
- 古生态学家爱德华·狄维认为, 在过去100万年间出现过3次重大的变动.
期刊摘选
- The DLL is established, which have a momentous significance to further development.
- 建立了动态连接库文件, 对软件使用者在该软件基础上做二次开发具有相当重要的意义.
期刊摘选
- That is going to be a pretty momentous event.
- 这将是一个非常重大的事件.
期刊摘选
- This is rare and representative of his momentous spirit.
- 这或许是作者胸中汹涌浩荡气势的溢露.
期刊摘选
- History bears evidence that each momentous political change is usually followed by an economic revival.
- 历史证明,在每次重大的政治变革之后随之而来的往往是经济上的复兴.
期刊摘选
- This was a momentous week for America.
- 这一周对美国来说是非常重要的一周.
期刊摘选
- I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.
- 能应邀出席如此重要的场合,我深感荣幸.
《简明英汉词典》
- Therefore, emphatically regard is an indispensable and momentous part of building harmonious society.
- 为此, 重视青少年权益保障问题,是构建社会主义和谐社会不可或缺的重要组成部分.
期刊摘选
- That is going to be momentous event to be the first Obama trip to Europe.
- 这将是奥巴马上任后首趟欧洲之行时会发生的极为重大的事件.
期刊摘选
- Waterloo was one of the most momentous battles in history.
- 滑铁卢之战是历史上最重要的战役之一.
期刊摘选
- These were momentous advances and achievements.
- 所有这些,都是党的重大进步和重大成功.
期刊摘选
- Not all who had been at the momentous boardroom session left as speedily as Roscoe Heyward.
- 在董事会议室参加这次重要会议的人并不都象罗斯科·海沃德那样一散会就赶紧拔腿溜走.
辞典例句
- Mother just told us the ( momentous ) ( cheerful ) news.
- 母亲刚才告诉我们这 ( 重大的 ) ( 令人高兴的 ) 消息.
期刊摘选
- After several years'waiting and expecting, the market finally meets its momentous turn.
- 经过数年的等待和期待, 市场终于迎来了重大的转折.
期刊摘选
- To a few of us here today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion.
- 对于今天在场的一些人来说, 这是一个庄严的、极其重要的时刻.
期刊摘选
- This is a momentous event.
- 这是一个伟大的事变.
期刊摘选
- Among them, tax, as a momentous economic policy and lever, is also an important one.
- 其中, 税收作为重要的经济政策和经济杠杆, 也是影响保险业发展的一个重要因素.
期刊摘选
- The momentous news was that war had begun.
- 重大的新闻是战争已经开始.
《简明英汉词典》
- John Terry's momentous appointment to the England captaincy already impressive collection of international captains at Chelsea.
- 约翰·特里被任命为英格兰队的队长,将使得蓝军球员中的国家队队长人数达到让人羡慕的程度.
期刊摘选
- Susan Bassnett and Andre Lefevere regard this " cultural return " as " a momentous step " ( 1992: 4 ) in the field of translation studies.
- (Lefevere& Bassnett,1992:4 ) 翻译不仅是语言的转换,更是文化信息的传递.
期刊摘选
- Some momentous decisions will be taken at the next conference.
- 下次会议将做出几项重要的决定.
期刊摘选
- Meanwhile, most young people in the West are expected to leave what could be life's most momentous decision—marriage—almost entirely up to luck.
- 同时，人们认为西方的大多数年轻人把婚姻这一可能是人生最重要的决定几乎完全交由命运来安排。
柯林斯例句
- In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
- 那一年，有两个重大发现。
柯林斯例句