monumental

1. ADJ You can use monumental to emphasize the large size or extent of something. 巨大的[強調(diào)]

It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment. 分配給他這項任務(wù)是一個巨大的錯誤。

2. ADJ If you describe a book or musical work as monumental, you are emphasizing that it is very large and impressive, and is likely to be important for a long time. 意義深遠(yuǎn)的; 不朽的[強調(diào)]

...his monumental work on Chinese astronomy. …他關(guān)於中國天文學(xué)的不朽著作。

3. ADJ A monumental building or sculpture is very large and impressive. 宏偉的[ADJ n]

I take no real interest in monumental sculpture. 我對宏偉的雕塑竝沒有真正感興趣。