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

• It is not only the magnum opus in our literary history, and also the important historical data of the study of society and culture in early Qin Dynasty.
  它不仅是我国文学史上的辉煌巨著，同时也是研究先秦时期社会与文化的重要史料。
• "A General Reflection for Political Administration" is a magnum opus in Chinese historiography.
  《资治通鉴》是中国史学上的一部鸿篇巨著。
• 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。
• 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。
• Karl Marx's magnum opus "The Capital" includes abundant ideas of human capital.
  马克思的巨著《资本论》中的有关理论包涵着丰富的人力资本思想。
• His most innovative work has been through various forms of social media, in what might be called a continuing digital version of performance art. ( A book of his blog posts, published in 2011, remains his magnum opus.)
  他最有创意的作品是通过各种形式的社交媒体呈现，可以被称为一种不间断的数码形式的行为艺术（2011年出版的一本关于他的博客帖子的书仍是他的代表作）。
• This is my magnum opus.
  这是我的伟大作品。
• British writer Graham Greenes The Quiet American is the magnum opus of his political novels.
  格林的《文静的美国人》是他政治小说的代表作。
• 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。
• The programme got favorable comments from the leaders of the country and the experts. It's a magnum opus of historic significance which is worth appreciating and collecting.
  此片深受国家领导和专家的一致好评，是一部具有极高欣赏价值和收藏价值的文学艺术巨片和历史经典。