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momentous

/moh-men-tuhs/US // moʊˈmɛn təs //UK // (məʊˈmɛntəs) //

巨大的,轰轰烈烈的,轰轰烈烈,重要的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.important; serious

Examples

  • Far more momentous is the changing of the guard in the semiconductor industry.

  • NBA All-Stars also staged a strike before tipoff in 1964, fighting for better working conditions for all players — a momentous event in the history of the sports labor movement.

  • It might seem surprising to political junkies that something as momentous as the presidential election would have a much smaller predicted effect on the economy than schools reopening or Congress passing additional stimulus.

  • While we celebrate the momentous occasion of women being granted the right to vote, we must also reflect on the work needed to ensure gender and racial equality.

  • This momentous rise of commercialism was accompanied by large scale import of slaves from far and wide lands.

  • He returned when she took on the Abner Louima case, which was as momentous in 1999 as the Michael Brown case in Ferguson is now.

  • There is something mysterious and possibly momentous, indeed even disturbing, about this most recent story in the Times.

  • It was, of course, a momentous book, in our memory and in its own time.

  • Speaking of time flying by, you have an extremely momentous birthday coming up.

  • Thirty years ago this week, Ronald Reagan made perhaps the most momentous decision of his presidency.

  • These are few and verbal, but momentous, and were not made without consultation of many critical authorities and versions.

  • Not one word did Mrs. Dodd utter for many days to her husband of her momentous conversation with the squire.

  • Congress met, and during the debate on the momentous question—peace or war—the hitherto compact group of intransigents weakened.

  • The king, however, soon forgot the neglect of etiquette in the momentous questions which were pressing upon his attention.

  • It would be curious to investigate the feelings of princes on occasions so momentous to themselves and to their people.