英语词汇monumental的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	monumental
词源	monumental adj. c. 1600, "pertaining to a monument," from Late Latin monumentalis "pertaining to a monument," from monumentum (see monument). From 1650s in the loose sense of "conspicuous, vast, stupendous, comparable to a monument." Extended sense of "historically prominent, conspicuous to posterity" is by 1844. Related: Monumentally. Entries linking to monumental monument n. late 13c., "a sepulchre," from Old French monument "grave, tomb, monument," and directly from Latin monumentum "a monument, memorial structure, statue; votive offering; tomb; memorial record," literally "something that reminds," a derivative of monere "to remind, bring to (one's) recollection, tell (of)," from PIE moneie- "to make think of, remind," suffixed (causative) form of root men- (1) "to think." Meaning "any enduring evidence or example" is from 1520s; sense of "structure or edifice to commemorate a notable person, action, period, or event" is attested from c. 1600. monumentalize v. "to make monumental, make a permanent record of," 1843, from monumental + -ize. Related: Monumentalized; monumentalizing; monumentalization. updated on February 17, 2019
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monumental adj.