- monument (to somebody/something)
a building, column, statue, etc. built to remind people of a famous person or event 纪念碑（或馆、堂、像等） Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2, Buildingsb2Monuments to the former leader were all pulled down. 前任领导人的纪念碑都被拆除了。 The monument will stand just inside the cathedral. 纪念碑将安放在大教堂内。 The museum was built as a lasting monument to the civil war. 博物馆的修建是对内战的永久纪念。 The tower stands as a monument to the invasion of the island. 这座塔是为纪念该岛曾经遭到的入侵而修建的。 monuments of the army's past campaigns 纪念该部队过去所参加战役的纪念碑 The new boat is a fitting monument to the crew members who lost their lives. 新船是对遇难船员最好的纪念。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- historic
- historical
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- stand as
- commission
- build
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- be
- stand
- as a monument
- monument of
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a building that has special historical importance 历史遗迹；有历史价值的建筑 an ancient monument 古迹
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2, Buildingsb2Some of the town's Roman monuments still survive. 小镇至今还留有一些罗马时代的文物。 the best preserved Roman monument in Britain 英国保存最好的古罗马遗迹
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- historic
- historical
- …
- stand as
- commission
- build
- …
- be
- stand
- as a monument
- monument of
- monument to
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- monument to something
a thing that remains as a good example of somebody’s qualities or of what they did 丰碑；永久的典范
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a burial place): via French from Latin monumentum, from monere ‘remind’.