The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous landmark in San Francisco. The battlefield is a national historical landmark. The moon landing is a landmark in space exploration. The decision was a landmark in legal history.
Recent Examples on the WebCongress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions. Josh Boak And Hannah Fingerhut, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Part of that can be tied to behavioral differences between the wealthiest and poorest, especially smoking, obesity and exercise, according to a landmark 2016 study in the Journal of American Medicine, or JAMA.jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Congress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions.Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The theater received state and city landmark status in 1983. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 In August, Biden signed the CHIPS Act, a landmark investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Renowned architect Jack Franzen built the home for late businessman Mickey Herbert and his wife, Jackie, who were inspired by the Vanderbilt’s landmark Shelburne Farms estate on Lake Champlain in upstate New York. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022 President Joe Biden this summer signed a landmark bill into law allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 Slick coffee-table books about landmark sneakers and their advertising campaigns have become best sellers.New York Times, 10 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of landmark was before the 12th century
1feature of the landscape地標ADJECTIVE | VERB + LANDMARK | LANDMARK + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤distinctive, prominent顯眼的/突出的地標➤famous, well-known著名的地標▸➤familiar熟悉的地標◇After twenty years, all the familiar landmarks had disappeared.20 年過去了,所有熟悉的地標都已蕩然無存。➤city, local城市/當地地標➤national全國性地標▸➤historic, historical有歷史意義的/歷史地標➤architectural標誌性建築VERB + LANDMARK➤recognize認出地標➤designate sth指定⋯為地標◇The building has been designated a historical landmark by the Commission.大樓已經被委員會指定為歷史地標。LANDMARK + NOUN➤building地標建築▸➤status (especially NAmE) 地標身分◇The residents are seeking landmark status for the building.居民們正在為大樓爭取地標身分。PREPOSITION➤landmark for作為⋯的陸標◇The tower was once a landmark for ships.那座塔曾經是指引航船的陸標。landmark
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2important stage in the development of sth里程碑ADJECTIVE | VERB + LANDMARK | LANDMARK + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great, important, major, significant偉大的里程碑;重要里程碑VERB + LANDMARK➤be, represent是里程碑;代表某發展階段◇The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄國革命是世界歷史上的一個里程碑。LANDMARK + NOUN➤decision, legislation, ruling劃時代的判決;里程碑式的立法;劃時代的裁決◇a landmark decision on gay marriage關於同性婚姻的劃時代判決➤case標誌性判例➤event標誌性事件➤achievement標誌性成就➤study標誌性研究PREPOSITION➤landmark in⋯中的里程碑◇The piece is an important landmark in the history of music.該作品是音樂史上一座重要的里程碑。