名詞 monument:

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

1. The monument was fronted with stone.
   紀念碑的正面是石料做的。
2. Nelson's Column is a famous monument in London.
   納爾遜紀念碑是倫敦著名的紀念碑。
3. The monument is in honor of a scientist.
   那座紀念碑是為紀念一位科學(xué)家而建的。
4. He tried to read the epitaph on the monument.
   他試圖讀出墓碑上的銘文。
5. Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument.
   歲月和風(fēng)雨早已磨掉紀念碑上的銘文。
6. A monument was built to commemorate the victory.
   為了紀念勝利，建造了一座紀念碑。
7. They dedicated a monument in memory of those who died in the great earthquake.
   他們?yōu)榈磕钏烙诖蟮卣鸬娜藗兘ㄔ旒o念碑。

mon.u.ment

n.（名詞）
A structure, such as a building or sculpture, erected as a memorial.
紀念碑：為紀念而樹立的一座建筑物，如建筑物或雕塑
An inscribed marker placed at a grave; a tombstone.
墓碑：安放在墓地邊刻有文字的碑；墓石
Something venerated for its enduring historic significance or association with a notable past person or thing:
歷史遺址：有歷史意義的事物，與過去的名人或有名的事物相關(guān)聯(lián)的：
例句：
traditions that are monuments to an earlier era.
傳統(tǒng)是早期時代的遺跡

An outstanding, enduring achievement:
杰出的不朽的作品：
例句：
a translation that is a monument of scholarship.
在學(xué)術(shù)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)
.數(shù)以千計的人寫出了文章，某些可謂枯燥乏味的典范.(羅伯特L.海爾布隆厄)

An object, such as a post or stone, fixed in the ground so as to mark a boundary or position.
標石：立在地上標示邊界或地點的物體，如標桿或界石
A written document, especially a legal one.
書面文件，尤指合法律認可的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin monumentum [memorial]
源自 拉丁語 monumentum [紀念的]
from monôre [to remind] * see men-
源自 monôre [提醒] *參見 men-