momentous

英 [məˈmentəs]

美 [moʊˈmentəs]

adj.  关键的; 重要的; 重大的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11532 / COCA.12634

牛津词典

adj.

• 关键的；重要的；重大的
  very important or serious, especially because there may be important results
  1. a momentous decision/event/occasion
     重大决定 / 事件；重要时刻

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 重大的;关键的;有影响的
  If you refer to a decision, event, or change asmomentous, you mean that it is very important, often because of the effects that it will have in the future.
  1. ...the momentous decision to send in the troops...
     派遣部队的重大决定
  2. The past three years have been among the most momentous in world history.
     过去的3年是世界历史上最重要的时期之一。

英英释义

adj

• of very great significance
  1. deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision
  2. a momentous event

双语例句

• The past three years have been among the most momentous in world history.
  过去的3年是世界历史上最重要的时期之一。
• This is a momentous, hard-won achievement.
  这是一个非常重大和来之不易的成就。
• Now as momentous as this day is, it's not the end of this journey.
  和今天同样重要的是，这并不是此次改革的终点。
• Given the economic backdrop and the force of his opponents 'rage, it was a momentous victory.
  考虑到目前的经济背景以及对手愤怒下的影响力，这是一场重大胜利。
• These years have been a momentous time in the history of our nation and the world.
  这些年来，在世界和我们国家的历史上都有重大的时期。
• The year for rat will be a momentous one for China.
  布朗在贺词中说，对中国来说，鼠年是具有里程碑意义的一年。
• This momentous meeting led to what has become today's Electronics Representatives Association.
  这导致什么重大会议，已成为当今电子协会的代表。
• I feel honored to have been a very small part in such a momentous process.
  我非常荣幸能够成为这一伟大进程中的微小一员。
• Waterloo was one of the most momentous battles in history.
  滑铁卢之战是历史上最重要的战役之一。
• I mean, for a poet, the composition of a long poem, implying a momentous poetic behavior.
  我的意思是，对于一个诗人而言，一首长诗的写作，意味着一次重大的诗歌行为。