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单词 monument
释义
monument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒn.jə.mənt/us
/ˈmɑːn.jə.mənt/
B2
astructureorbuildingthat isbuilttohonouraspecialpersonorevent:
纪念碑；纪念塔；纪念馆
In thesquareinfrontof thehotelstandsa monumenttoall thepeoplekilledin thewar.在那家宾馆前的广场上矗立着纪念所有战争死难者的纪念碑。
picture of monument
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ancient/historic monument
B1
anoldbuildingorplacethat is animportantpartof a country'shistory:
历史遗迹，名胜古迹
Parts of the Berlinwallare beingallowedtostandashistoricmonuments.柏林墙的一部分被允许作为历史遗迹保留下来。
More examples
  • The monumentstandsas achillingreminderof man'sinhumanityto man.
  • Theparkthatenclosesthe monument hasrecentlybeenenlarged.
  • Grizzledveteransinuniformgatheredat thewarmonument.
  • The monument washewnout of thesideof amountain.
  • Thepyramidsare alivingmonument to theskilloftheirbuilders.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gravestones and monuments
  • bluestone
  • cairn
  • cenotaph
  • colossus
  • epitaph
  • gravestone
  • headstone
  • memorial
  • memorialize
  • monolith
  • obelisk
  • rest
  • rest in peaceidiom
  • rip
  • Stonehenge
  • the Eiffel Tower
  • the Statue of Liberty
  • tombstone
  • war memorial

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Buildings in general

Idiom

be a monument tosomething
(Definition ofmonumentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

monument| American Dictionary

monument
noun[C]
us
/ˈmɑn·jə·mənt/
anobject,esp.largeand made ofstone,builttorememberand showrespectfor apersonorgroupofpeople, or aspecialplacemade for thispurpose:
While in Washington, D.C., wevisitedanumberofhistoricalmonuments.
fig.Theannualartsfestivalis a monument to(= is aresultof)hervisionand hardwork.
(Definition ofmonumentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmonument

monument
Almost the only demand for considerable works of sculpture arise from the monuments erected to eminent men.
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The restoration of these monuments, so long abandoned, in the nineteenth century, made this homogenisation still more pronounced.
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However, recording information that is clear and unequivocal becomes more difficult the greater the number and variety of monuments.
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Statues are always matter for memory, along with trophies, tombs and monuments.
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Civic monuments were built, and statues and honorific inscriptions were set up.
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The massive destruction of old sacred monuments can be better conceived as a ritual purification of the inner circle of unchristian, pagan elements.
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Seen from this perspective, it is understandable that the notion that the urnfields and barrows were funerary monuments is never found in the sagas.
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A crucial question is that of the historical depth of the sagas connected with prehistoric burial monuments.
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By analyzing the positions in the landscape from which the monuments could be seen, the social perception of that landscape might be reconstructed.
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In this way a multiple viewshed map is created which shows how many monuments can be seen from each location.
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British prehistorians have devoted considerable efforts to defining different classes of monuments and to tracing their development over time and space.
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However, although they demonstrate regular patterning in the location of monuments, they do not provide a detailed interpretation of this.
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The rationalisation of museum buildings and other monuments to culture in terms of information flow is itself culturally situated.
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To begin with, the authors' argument rests primarily on the use of certain stock phrases employing religious imagery in reference to ancient monuments.
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The same adjective, 'sacred', is often used to describe other important archaeological monuments and sites.
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Collocationswithmonument

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ancient monument
The suggestion that the archaeologist's embodied engagement with anancientmonumentor landscape can provide an insight into past experiences and interpretations is critically considered.
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architectural monument
It is certainly a very large amount of money that is proposed to be spent on perpetuating and renovating thisarchitecturalmonument.
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cultural monument
The bridge was protected as aculturalmonumentin 1999.
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