monument
monument 英 [ˈmɒnjumənt] 美 [ˈmɑnjumənt]
n. 纪念碑；历史遗迹 vt. 为…树碑
名词复数:monuments
- A monument is a statue or other sculpture meant to honor a great person, like the Lincoln Monument or Washington Monument.
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- n. 纪念碑；历史遗迹
- vt. 为…树碑
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1. an ancient monument
古迹
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2. The soldier's name was inscribed on a monument.
那名战士的名字被刻在纪念碑上。
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3. They set up a bronze statue monument to his memory.
他们立了一座铜像[纪念碑]纪念他。
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4. 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。
- 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 admonish, warn, advice," from PIE *moneyo-, suffixed (causative) form of root *men- (1) "to think." Sense of "structure or edifice to commemorate a notable person, action, or event" first attested c. 1600.
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