monument

英 ['mɒnjʊm(ə)nt] 美['mɑnjumənt]
  • n. 纪念碑;历史遗迹;不朽的作品
  • vt. 为…树碑

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词态变化


复数: monuments;

助记提示


1、monu- ( mon-: remind, warn ) + -ment.
2、literally "something that reminds".

中文词源


monument 纪念碑

来自拉丁语monere,警告,提醒,记忆,词源同admonish,monitor,mind.-ment,名词后缀。引申词义纪念碑。

英英释意


1. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
2. an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
3. a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

英文词源


monument
monument: see monster
monument (n.)
late 13c., "a sepulchre," from Old French monument "grave, tomb, monument," and directly from Latin monumentum "a monument, memorial structure, statue; votive offering; tomb; memorial record," literally "something that reminds," from monere "to remind, warn" (see monitor (n.)). Sense of "structure or edifice to commemorate a notable person, action, or event" first attested c. 1600.

考试真题


Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Actually, there's something interesting to see in every corner of Paris: the old buildings, neighborhoods, and the historical monuments.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 听力 原文

Explore the monuments and memorials on the national mail as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of capital hill and the national mall.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The world is full of half-filled stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone's passing interest.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

Visit the city with over 2, 000 years of history and bath abbey, the royal crescent and the costume museum, stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5, 000 years.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

实用场景例句


A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral.
在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。

牛津词典

an ancient monument
古迹

牛津词典

These recordings are a monument to his talent as a pianist.
这些录音是展现他钢琴家才华的不朽之作。

牛津词典

...the ancient monuments of England, Scotland and Wales.
英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士的名胜古迹

柯林斯高阶英语词典

By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs.
他在国际上的成就为其信念作出了最好的注解。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I saw the monument that marks the spot.
我参观了标志这个地方的纪念碑.

辞典例句

The inscription of the monument has worn away over a long period of time.
年深月久,碑文已经磨灭了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Leave the monument on the right and cross the bridge.
从右手经过纪念碑,再往前过桥.

辞典例句

A monument was set up as a memorial to the dead soldiers.
为阵亡将士立了一个纪念碑.

《简明英汉词典》

Nelson's Column is a famous monument in London.
纳尔逊纪念碑是伦敦着名的纪念碑.

辞典例句

Temple built by referral, the original parent phase, the mother monument.
介庙所建处, 原有母子相 、 母子碑.

期刊摘选

A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets.
在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前.

《简明英汉词典》

Washington memorial is a noble monument.
华盛顿纪念碑是很宏伟的.

辞典例句

There is a massive monument in the square.
广场上有一座巨大的纪念碑.

《简明英汉词典》

This monument commemorates our victory.
这座碑是纪念我们胜利的.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The monument bears the mark of age.
纪念碑上有年深日久的痕迹.

《简明英汉词典》

Premier Zhou's illustrious deeds are an everlasting monument in the hearts of the Chinese people.
周总理的光辉业绩在中国人民心中立下了不朽的丰碑.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The monument was unveiled with great solemnity.
纪念碑的揭幕庄严而肃穆.

《简明英汉词典》

This monument has been erected in commemoration of the victory over the enemy.
这纪念碑是为纪念战胜敌军而建立的.

《简明英汉词典》

The ruins of the castle are an ancient monument, which the government pays money to preserve.
这座城堡废墟是古代遗迹, 政府花钱予以保护.

《简明英汉词典》

A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist.
树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家.

《简明英汉词典》

And today, if you go to Salt Lake City, you can see a monument with seagulls on top of it.
今天, 如果你去盐湖城, 你会看到有一座顶端雕刻有海鸥的纪念碑.

《简明英汉词典》

The monument was erected after the war.
这座纪念碑是战后建立起来的.

《用法词典》

The monument was erected in his honour.
这座碑是为纪念他而建的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

They set up a bronze statue [ monument ] to his memory.
他们立了一座铜像 [ 纪念碑 ] 纪念他.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The monument towers aloft on the square.
纪念碑耸立在广场上.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The Monument to the People's Heroes stands like a giant on Tiananmen Square.
人民英雄纪念碑屹立在天安门广场上.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The whole house is a monument to her craftsmanship.
那整座房子是她技艺的一座丰碑。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》