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