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monumental (adj.)
[monumental 词源字典]
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 "vast, stupendous." Related:
Monumentally
.
[monumental etymology, monumental origin, 英语词源]