monolithic

形容词 adj.
/ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/    /ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or resembling a monolith.
  2. Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.
    — A monolithic chunk of titanium with facets for cutting, wrenching, and prying.
  3. Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation. figuratively
    — Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies.
  4. Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly. figuratively
    — Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.
  5. Consisting of a single program or codebase.
    — Monolithic kernels perform all operating system duties in kernel space.

词形变化

more monolithic comparative most monolithic superlative

词源

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