opus

英 [ˈəʊpəs]

美 [ˈoʊpəs]

n. (按个别作曲家的创作排列的)编号乐曲，作品编号; 主要(文学等)作品; (尤指)大作，巨著

Collins.1 / BNC.25418 / COCA.19078

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noun

（按个别作曲家的创作排列的）编号乐曲，作品编号
a piece of music written by a famous composer and usually followed by a number that shows when it was written
1. Beethoven's Opus 18
  贝多芬第十八号作品
主要（文学等）作品；（尤指）大作，巨著
an important piece of literature, etc., especially one that is on a large scale

N-COUNT （按创作的先后次序排列的某一作曲家的）编号作品（缩略形式为op.）
Anopusis a piece of classical music by a particular composer.Opusis usually followed by a number which indicates at what point the piece was written. The abbreviationop. is also used.
1. ...Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E minor, Opus 90.
  贝多芬的第90号E小调钢琴奏鸣曲
See also:...the new opus from Peter Gabriel.magnum opus

noun

a musical work that has been created
1. the composition is written in four movements
Synonym:musical compositioncompositionpiecepiece of music

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。
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。
Now she has completed what looks to me like her magnum opus.
现在她已完成在我看来像是她最杰出的作品。
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；
He spent overall twenty years in editing the magnum opus.
他花了整整二十年编辑那部巨着。
To give an idea of his scope and method, I will summarize some parts of the Opus Majus.
为了交代一下他的学识和方法，我将把《大著作》中的某些部分概述于下。
He has chosen a house of Opus Dei to make the exchange.
他选了一座天主事工会的房子来作交易。
"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。
Beethoven Piano Sonata Opus 14 Nr.1 and Opus 81a Comparison and Research
贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲Opus14Nr.1和Opus81a比较与研究
This is my magnum opus.
这是我的伟大作品。