magnum opus

英 [ˌmæɡnəm ˈəʊpəs]

美 [ˌmæɡnəm ˈoʊpəs]

n.  代表作; 杰作

牛津词典

noun

• 代表作；杰作
  a work of art, music or literature that people think is the best that the artist, etc. has ever produced

柯林斯词典

• N-SING (作家、艺术家、音乐家或学者的)代表作，巨著，杰作
  Amagnum opusis the greatest or most important work produced by a writer, artist, musician, or academic.
  1. ...Gadamer's magnum opus 'Truth and Method'.
     伽达默尔的杰作《真理与方法》

英英释义

noun

• a great work of art or literature

双语例句

• A great novelist or non-fiction writer who dies at28 may not have yet produced her or his magnum opus.
  如果一位伟大的小说家或非虚构作家在28岁去世，那他或她可能还没有写出自己的代表作。
• Coenobite is the magnum opus of Marsh Lewis who lived in England in the late 18th century.
  《修道士》是18世纪末英国著名哥特式小说家马修·刘易斯的代表作。
• He spent overall twenty years in editing the magnum opus.
  他花了整整二十年编辑那部巨着。
• The262 volume of Encyclopedia for the five rituals written by Huitian Qin in Qing dynasty is a magnum opus which study the ancient ritual of China.
  清秦蕙田的《五礼通考》262卷，是一部研究中国古代礼学的集大成之作。
• It is a magnum opus painting that takes ox as the theme in Chinese art history.
  五牛图卷是中国美术史上以牛为题材的绘画代表作品。
• As the magnum opus of the naturalism drama, The Weavers of Hauptmann is, from the point of view of the drama and stage, a turn in the theatre history.
  作为自然主义戏剧的代表作，豪普特曼的《织工》从文本和舞台的角度标志着戏剧史的转折。
• This magnum opus took ten years to complete.
  这部巨著历时十年始告成。
• As a magnum opus of Liang Shiqiu, the work Yashe Essays has a very strong fascinating power and its artistry is out of the ordinary, according to its rich materials and a unique field of vision.
  《雅舍小品》作为梁实秋的散文代表作，题材丰富，视角独特，具有很强的艺术性和感染力。
• His magnum opus, Don Quixote de la Mancha, is considered by many to be not only the first modern novel, but also one of the greatest works in Western literature.
  他的巨著《堂吉诃德》被认为是第一部现代小说，也是西方文学中最为重要的作品之一。
• Li Lei chinese avant-courier poet present his own magnum opus of poesy – rock-and-roll with photography by Must Be contemporary art center for the first time.
  中国先锋诗人李磊将自己的诗歌代表作–摇滚首次以摄影的方式由玛斯德比当代艺术中心推出。