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monument to + noun
表示纪念某人或某事时常用介词 to。
They built a monument to the war heroes.
他们为战争英雄建了一座纪念碑。
纪念碑；纪念性建筑
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
纪念碑；纪念性建筑
A structure built to commemorate a person or event; a memorial.
They built a monument to the war heroes.
他们为战争英雄建了一座纪念碑。
为纪念或象征目的而建造的构筑物；纪念物。
A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
最负盛名的五场男子公路自行车一日赛中的任意一场:米兰-圣雷莫、佛兰德斯环赛、巴黎-鲁贝、列日-巴斯托涅-列日和环伦巴第
Any of the five most prestigious men's one-day road cycling races: Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liege–Bastogne–Liege and Giro di Lombardia.
为纪念人物或事件而建造的结构
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
社区共有的重要遗址。
An important site owned by the community as a whole.
The tourists admired the ancient monument in the city square.
游客们欣赏市中心的古老纪念碑。
This monument has stood for over five hundred years.
这座纪念碑已经矗立了五百多年。
The monument was erected to honor the war heroes.
这座纪念碑是为纪念战争英雄而建造的。
表示纪念某人或某事时常用介词 to。
They built a monument to the war heroes.
他们为战争英雄建了一座纪念碑。
用于指代历史遗迹或建筑物本身。
The monument of ancient civilization attracts many tourists.
这座古代文明遗迹吸引了许多游客。
比喻用法，表示某事物是某品质或成就的典范。
This book is a monument to his lifelong research.
这本书是他毕生研究的丰碑。
Not this
They monumented the hero.
Use this
They erected a monument to the hero.
monument 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用动词 erect 或 build，后接 monument + to。
Not this
This is a monument of the war.
Use this
This is a monument to the war.
表示‘为纪念…的纪念碑’时，介词应用 to，而非 of，这是 monument 的固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
竖立纪念碑
The city decided to erect a monument to honor the war heroes.
这座城市决定竖立一座纪念碑以纪念战争英雄。
历史纪念碑
The Great Wall is a historic monument that attracts millions of tourists.
长城是一座历史纪念碑，吸引了数百万游客。
国家纪念碑
The Statue of Liberty is a famous national monument in the United States.
自由女神像是美国著名的国家纪念碑。
为……立的纪念碑
There is a monument to the poet in the park.
公园里有一座为这位诗人立的纪念碑。
古代遗址；古迹
Stonehenge is an ancient monument in England.
巨石阵是英格兰的一处古代遗址。
石碑
The stone monument bears inscriptions from the Tang dynasty.
这块石碑上刻有唐代的铭文。
…的纪念碑（比喻持久或显著的例子）
The crumbling castle is a monument to a bygone era.
这座破败的城堡是过去时代的纪念碑。
某人自大的纪念碑（指为满足虚荣心而建的巨大建筑）
The skyscraper is a monument to the billionaire's ego.
这座摩天大楼是那位亿万富翁自大的纪念碑。
活的纪念碑（指继续存在并提醒人们的事物）
The ancient tree is a living monument to the village's history.
这棵古树是村庄历史的活纪念碑。
这是对你所有罪孽的纪念碑。
The Gravemind says this to the Master Chief in Halo 2.
在《光环2》中，尸脑兽对士官长说的这句话。
Use monument naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
monument 音似'莫努门'，想象一座宏伟的纪念碑，上面刻着'莫努'二字，入口像一扇大门。
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All listed words share the spelling 'ment' and are pronounced with a final /mənt/, but they do not rhyme with 'monument' because the stressed vowel differs. 'Monument' has stress on the first syllable /ˈmɑn.jə.mənt/. Words like 'document', 'instrument', 'moment', 'comment', 'ornament' similarly stress the first syllable, making their unstressed endings similar but not true rhymes. 'Environment' stresses the second syllable /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/, so its ending is also distinct. These words are useful lookalikes but should not be assumed to rhyme.
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