英语词汇“monolith”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When something is really huge, like a giant stone, building, or company, call it a monolith. You can also use it to describe a huge amount of work, like the monolith that is your 40-page term paper.

The noun monolith comes from the Greek words monos, meaning “single” and lithos, meaning “stone.” Any large structures, like a factory that could cover many football fields in size, can be called a monolith. So can monuments that have little definition, like Stonehenge. Even companies that seem to be everywhere, their products and neon-signed restaurants covering the globe, can be called monoliths.

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monolith: monoliths

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“The illusion of Versailles as a village square obscures how varied Cuban Miami is, and that Cuban-Americans are not a monolith,” she said.

The New Yorker(Dec 10, 2016)

The health-care industry, like many others, is not a monolith, though.

Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016)

The stone monolith that now enshrines Cuba’s “maximum leader” is a stark reminder of the weight Castro will continue to exert on this country.

Washington Post(Dec 03, 2016)

n a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

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stone

building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose

单词	monolith
释义	monolith (once / 11988 pages) n When something is really huge, like a giant stone, building, or company, call it a monolith. You can also use it to describe a huge amount of work, like the monolith that is your 40-page term paper. The noun monolith comes from the Greek words monos, meaning “single” and lithos, meaning “stone.” Any large structures, like a factory that could cover many football fields in size, can be called a monolith. So can monuments that have little definition, like Stonehenge. Even companies that seem to be everywhere, their products and neon-signed restaurants covering the globe, can be called monoliths. WORD FAMILY monolith: monoliths USAGE EXAMPLES “The illusion of Versailles as a village square obscures how varied Cuban Miami is, and that Cuban-Americans are not a monolith,” she said. The New Yorker(Dec 10, 2016) The health-care industry, like many others, is not a monolith, though. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) The stone monolith that now enshrines Cuba’s “maximum leader” is a stark reminder of the weight Castro will continue to exert on this country. Washington Post(Dec 03, 2016) n a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) Hyper stone building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
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