monolith

monolith
noun

a large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument
（尤指凿成柱或纪念碑的）独块巨石
■a very large and characterless building
巨大而又无特色的建筑
the 72-storey monolith overlooking the waterfront.
俯瞰水岸的72层巨厦。
■a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g. in the building of a dock
（沉入水中构筑码头等）巨型混凝土块体
a large impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as intractably indivisible and uniform
铁板一块的巨大（政治、商业或社会）组织

语源

mid 19th cent.: from French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, from monos 'single' + lithos 'stone'

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