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

• 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。
• This is my magnum opus.
  这是我的伟大作品。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。