monolithic
US /ˌmɑː.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/
UK /ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/
形容词
1.
整体的, 独块的
formed of a single large block of stone
示例:
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The ancient temple was built with monolithic columns.
这座古老的寺庙是用整体的石柱建造的。
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The sculpture was a huge, monolithic slab of granite.
这座雕塑是一块巨大的整体花岗岩板。
2.
庞大而僵化的, 单一的, 不易改变的
(of an organization or system) large, powerful, and indivisible and consequently slow to change
示例:
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The company had become a monolithic bureaucracy.
这家公司变成了一个庞大而僵化的官僚机构。
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The government's monolithic structure made reforms difficult.
政府庞大而僵化的结构使得改革变得困难。
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