monument

汉语翻译

n. 纪念碑, 纪念物, 石碑

英语解释：

名词 monument:

1. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
   同义词：memorial
2. an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
3. a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
   同义词：repository

例句：

1. The monument was fronted with stone.
   纪念碑的正面是石料做的。
2. Nelson's Column is a famous monument in London.
   纳尔逊纪念碑是伦敦著名的纪念碑。
3. The monument is in honor of a scientist.
   那座纪念碑是为纪念一位科学家而建的。
4. He tried to read the epitaph on the monument.
   他试图读出墓碑上的铭文。
5. Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument.
   岁月和风雨早已磨掉纪念碑上的铭文。
6. A monument was built to commemorate the victory.
   为了纪念胜利，建造了一座纪念碑。
7. They dedicated a monument in memory of those who died in the great earthquake.
   他们为悼念死于大地震的人们建造纪念碑。

详细解释：

mon.u.ment

n.（名词）
A structure, such as a building or sculpture, erected as a memorial.
纪念碑：为纪念而树立的一座建筑物，如建筑物或雕塑
An inscribed marker placed at a grave; a tombstone.
墓碑：安放在墓地边刻有文字的碑；墓石
Something venerated for its enduring historic significance or association with a notable past person or thing:
历史遗址：有历史意义的事物，与过去的名人或有名的事物相关联的：
例句：
traditions that are monuments to an earlier era.
传统是早期时代的遗迹



An outstanding, enduring achievement:
杰出的不朽的作品：
例句：
a translation that is a monument of scholarship.
在学术上有不朽成就

An exceptional example:
杰出的典范：
例句：
.Thousands of them wrote texts, some of them monuments of dullness.(Robert L. Heilbroner)
.数以千计的人写出了文章，某些可谓枯燥乏味的典范.(罗伯特L.海尔布隆厄)

An object, such as a post or stone, fixed in the ground so as to mark a boundary or position.
标石：立在地上标示边界或地点的物体，如标杆或界石
A written document, especially a legal one.
书面文件，尤指合法律认可的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin monumentum [memorial]
源自 拉丁语 monumentum [纪念的]
from monôre [to remind] * see men-
源自 monôre [提醒] *参见 men-