monolithic

英 [ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk]

美 [ˌmɑːnəˈlɪθɪk]

adj.  (组织或体系)庞大而僵化的，庞大而单一的; (建筑等)庞大而无特点的，巨大而单调的

GRE化学

BNC.15247 / COCA.14354

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (组织或体系)庞大而僵化的，单一的
  If you refer to an organization or system asmonolithic, you are critical of it because it is very large and very slow to change, and does not seem to have different parts with different characters.
  1. ...an authoritarian and monolithic system.
     庞大僵化的独裁体制
• ADJ-GRADED 庞大而无特点的;巨大而单调的
  If you describe something such as a building asmonolithic, you do not like it because it is very large and plain with no character.
  1. ...a huge monolithic concrete building.
     毫无特色的庞大混凝土建筑

英英释义

adj

• characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
  1. a monolithic society
  2. a monolithic worldwide movement
• imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  1. massive oak doors
  2. Moore's massive sculptures
  3. the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
  4. a monumental scale
  Synonym:massivemonumental

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