English Dictionary

monolithic

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/

形容詞

比喩的用法

Of or resembling a monolith. / Consisting of a single chunk of hard material rather than an assembly of discrete parts.

日本語の意味

一枚岩のような、または単一の塊で構成されている様子。個々の部分が寄り集まってできたのではなく、一体となった硬い物質で構成されている状態を指す。

The museum's new sculpture, monolithic in scale, dominated the plaza.

博物館の新しい彫刻は、一枚岩のような大きさで広場を圧倒していた。

意味（1）

Of or resembling a monolith.

意味（2）

Consisting of a single chunk of hard material rather than an assembly of discrete parts.

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

意味（3）

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

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

意味（4）

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

Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.

意味（5）

(software engineering) Consisting of a single program or codebase.

Monolithic kernels perform all operating system duties in kernel space.

more monolithic （ comparative ）

most monolithic （ superlative ）