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

• This magnum opus took ten years to complete.
  这部巨著历时十年始告成。
• Another magnum opus "ancient musical sound spring sound" its draw materials on mountains and rivers, he of hometown, the massif is in picturesque disorder, the full strange stone and spectacular rocky peak of step, seem solid and dangerously steep, simple naturally.
  其另一副力作《古韵泉声》则取材于他家乡的山山水水，山体错落有致，步满奇石怪石，显得坚实险峻，但有质朴自然。
• 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。
• The Glass Menagerie is also a typical magnum opus of expressionism.
  此外，《玻璃动物园》也是表现主义的经典作品。
• 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。
• Fuller's magnum opus& The Morality of Law has been regarded as the fullest and deepest classic book.
  富勒的代表作&《法律的道德性》是迄今为止最为全面以及最为深刻的法律程序理论著作。
• This is my magnum opus.
  这是我的伟大作品。
• There is little point in doing that when a quick check on the Internet could have set your mind at rest that your magnum opus really was yours.
  如果在互联网上快速搜索一下就可以放心地发现自己的大作的确实至名归，那么那种做法也就没有什么意义了。
• 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。
• Poletaia is usually considered as one of the most important dialogues belonging to Plato, in this magnum opus, education is his central theme.
  《国家篇》被公认为是柏拉图中期对话篇中的重要著作之一，在其中他用大量篇幅谈论和阐发了其独特的教育思想。