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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。