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monument是什么意思

monument

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

monument 助记提示


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

monument 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。

monument 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.

monument 双语例句


1. As Wren's epitaph famously declares, the cathedral itself is his monument.
众所周知,雷恩的墓志铭中写道,大教堂本身就是他的纪念碑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自《权威词典》

5. 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。

来自《权威词典》

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