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

• The glamour of English literature and the wit and humour of orient culture formed this world-famous magnum opus of literature together.
  英语文学的魅力与东方文化情致共同铸造了这部蜚声世界的文学巨著。
• The magnum opus of the former is The Book of Odes, which revealed the freedom and humanize.
  前一阶段以《诗经》为代表，体现了早期自由奔放的人性化文化精神；
• This is my magnum opus.
  这是我的伟大作品。
• His nouvelle Red Broomcorn have been looked as the ending of seeking root literature, as well as vital origin and magnum opus of neo-historical novel.
  莫言的中篇小说《红高粱》既被视为寻根文学的终结，也被视为新历史小说的重要起源和代表作品。
• Besides, he became the first person to preach the Magnum Opus Guidance to Dzogchen Preliminary Practice-Teachings by Guru Puxian in public on TV.
  在电视上首次公开宣讲整部《大圆满前行引导文-普贤上师言教》等。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。