It was a case of monumental bad-manners. 那是极不礼貌的事例。
"The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered all the walls of the exhibition hall." 那位艺术家耗时数年画成的巨幅绘画盖满了展览大厅的四周墙壁。
The impassivity of these monumental structures contrasts sharply with the swarming human life that surges in the streets below. 这些伟大的建筑物的宁静与下面街道上熙熙攘攘的人群形成了一个鲜明的对照。