monument
英 ['m?nj?m(?)nt]
美 ['mɑnjum?nt]
- n. 紀(jì)念碑；歷史遺跡；不朽的作品
- vt. 為…樹碑
助記提示
1、monu- ( mon-: remind, warn ) + -ment.
2、literally "something that reminds".
中文詞源
monument 紀(jì)念碑來自拉丁語monere,警告，提醒，記憶，詞源同admonish,monitor,mind.-ment,名詞后綴。引申詞義紀(jì)念碑。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. As Wren's epitaph famously declares, the cathedral itself is his monument.
- 眾所周知，雷恩的墓志銘中寫道，大教堂本身就是他的紀(jì)念碑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs.
- 他在國際上的成就為其信念作出了最好的注解。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
- 這一遺跡在德魯伊特來到不列顛前就已存在。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The whole house is a monument to her craftsmanship.
- 那整座房子是她技藝的一座豐碑。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral.
- 在圣保羅大教堂為他修了一座紀(jì)念碑。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》