Monuments Meaning in English
word · lemma: monument
释义
Large structures or statues built to remember a person, event, or important time in history. Monuments can be famous tourist attractions or local sites of significance.
用法与细微差别
'Monuments' is almost always used for large, significant structures, not for minor memorials. Common collocations: 'historic monuments', 'visit monuments', 'national monuments'. Don't confuse with 'statue' (usually a single person or animal and not always for remembrance).
例句
Many tourists visit famous monuments every year.
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The city has several ancient monuments downtown.
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We took photos of all the monuments on our trip.
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If you love history, you’ll really enjoy exploring old monuments around the city.
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Some monuments are protected by law because they are so important to history.
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We got lost looking for the monuments—they weren’t on our map!
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