英语单词 | monument |
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英美音标 | 英 ['mɒnjumənt] 美 ['mɑːnjumənt] |
中文释义 | n.纪念碑;历史遗迹;不朽作品 |
英语例句 | (1) The monument was fronted with stone. (2) Nelson's Column is a famous monument in London. (3) The monument is in honor of a scientist. (4) Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument. (5) A monument was built to commemorate the victory. (6) They dedicated a monument in memory of those who died in the great earthquake. (7) It's the most enigmatic prehistoric monument on earth. (8) These recordings are a monument to his talent as a pianist. |
中文例句 | (1) 纪念碑的正面是石料做的。 (2) 纳尔逊纪念碑是伦敦著名的纪念碑。 (3) 那座纪念碑是为纪念一位科学家而建的。 (4) 岁月和风雨早已磨掉纪念碑上的铭文。 (5) 为了纪念胜利,建造了一座纪念碑。 (6) 他们为悼念死于大地震的人们建造纪念碑。 (7) 它是地球上最神秘的史前遗迹。 (8) 这些录音是展现他钢琴家才华的不朽之作。 |
vocabulary简明 | A monument is a statue or other sculpture meant to honor a great person, like the Lincoln Monument or Washington Monument. |
vocabulary扩展 | You can find monuments in the downtown area of most cities. Many honor a specific person, while other are dedicated to soldiers who fought in a certain war, such as Vietnam or World War I. Cemeteries are also full of monuments, and monument can mean a type of burial vault. Whenever people create a monument, they're trying to make sure that a person or event is remembered. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]纪念碑 A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]历史遗迹;名胜 A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was built a very long time ago and is regarded as an important part of a country's history.
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]丰碑;典范 If you describe something as a monument to someone's qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities. [N
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