monument

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

monu·ment [monument monuments] BrE [ˈmɒnjumənt] NAmE [ˈmɑːnjumənt] noun
1. ~ (to sb/sth) a building, column, statue, etc. built to remind people of a famous person or event
•A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral.
2. a building that has special historical importance
•an ancient monument
3. ~ to sth a thing that remains as a good example of sb's qualities or of what they did
•These recordings are a monument to his talent as a pianist.

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a burial place): via French from Latin monumentum, from monere ‘remind’.

Example Bank:
•Monuments to the former leader were all pulled down.
•Some of the town's Roman monuments still survive.
•The monument will stand just inside the cathedral.
•The museum was built as a lasting monument to the civil war.
•The new boat is a fitting monument to the crew members who lost their lives.
•The tower stands as a monument to the invasion of the island.
•monuments of the army's past campaigns
•the best preserved Roman monument in Britain

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  repository, memorial