monolith
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/ us/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/
(STONE)
（古人竖立的）独块巨石，独石柱
a large block of stone standing by itself that was put up by people in ancient times
(BUILDING)
（通常非常高的）巨大建筑
a very large building, often one that is very tall
(ORGANIZATION)
（不愿意改变，也不关心个体的）权力庞大的巨型机构
a large, powerful organization that is not willing to change and that does not seem interested in individual people
He said that the National Health Service had become a vast bureaucratic monolith. 他说国民保健系统已经变成了一个权力规模巨大的官僚机构。
(GROUP OF PEOPLE)
（无差别的）单一群体
a group of people who are thought of as being all the same
The study documented the diverse backgrounds of the Latino population, which is often viewed wrongly by outsiders as an ethnic monolith. 这项研究记录了拉美裔人口的不同背景，外人常常错误地将所有拉美人视为一个单一的种族群体。