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单词 monumentalism
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Definition of monumentalism in English:

monumentalism

noun mɒnjʊˈmɛnt(ə)lɪz(ə)mˌmɑnjəˈmɛn(t)əˌlɪzəm
mass noun
  • Construction, especially of buildings, on a grand scale.

    (尤指建筑)宏伟建造风格

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If this is cultural arrogance, it has perhaps some of its roots in insecurity and takes a tangible form in architectural monumentalism.
    • In designing the embassy, the architects were faced with the challenge of finding a symbolically appropriate architectural expression, while refraining from monumentalism.
    • This in a time when there was an obsession with structural monumentalism.
    • Unfortunately Kelly's plan looks too modest - where's the swaggering monumentalism?
    • But the cliff artists easily made up for a lack of monumentalism with sheer abundance.

Definition of monumentalism in US English:

monumentalism

nounˌmänyəˈmen(t)əˌlizəmˌmɑnjəˈmɛn(t)əˌlɪzəm
  • Construction, especially of buildings, on a grand scale.

    (尤指建筑)宏伟建造风格

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unfortunately Kelly's plan looks too modest - where's the swaggering monumentalism?
    • This in a time when there was an obsession with structural monumentalism.
    • In designing the embassy, the architects were faced with the challenge of finding a symbolically appropriate architectural expression, while refraining from monumentalism.
    • But the cliff artists easily made up for a lack of monumentalism with sheer abundance.
    • If this is cultural arrogance, it has perhaps some of its roots in insecurity and takes a tangible form in architectural monumentalism.
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