monumental

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

It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment. 分配给他这项任务是一个巨大的错误。

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. 意义深远的; 不朽的[强调]

...his monumental work on Chinese astronomy. …他关于中国天文学的不朽著作。

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

I take no real interest in monumental sculpture. 我对宏伟的雕塑并没有真正感兴趣。