monolith /ˈmɒnəlɪθ/ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A monolith is a very large, upright piece of stone, especially one that was put in place in ancient times. (尤指先古时期竖立的)独块巨石

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to an organization or system as a monolith, you are critical of it because it is very large and very slow to change, and it does not seem to have different parts with different characters. 庞大而僵化的组织; 单一庞大的体系 [表不满]

  例：

  A deal between the two powerful institutions would have created a banking monolith.

  若当时这两个强大机构之间达成了交易，就会带来一个银行业的巨无霸。