monolithic

a. 独石的, 完全统一的, 整体的 [化] 整体(铸,烧结)的; 龟甲网衬里; 单片; 单块

发音

UK /ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/
US /ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/

词形变化

more monolithic 比较级 most monolithic 最高级

别名

monolithal

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or resembling a monolith.

    巨石

    一块石头似的

  2. 2.

    Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.

    工程

    A monolithic chunk of titanium with facets for cutting, wrenching, and prying.

  3. 3.

    Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.

    一统

    坚如磐石的

    比喻

    Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies.

  4. 4.

    Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.

    比喻

    Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.

  5. 5.

    Consisting of a single program or codebase.

    计算机 工程 数学

    Monolithic kernels perform all operating system duties in kernel space.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

massive monumental

近义相关 3

big large undiversified

词源

From French monolithique. By surface analysis, monolith + -ic.

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