monolithic

adj

The monolithic building stood tall in the city center.

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.