masterpiece

英 [ˈmɑːstəpiːs]

美 [ˈmæstərpiːs]

n.  代表作; 杰作; 名著

复数：masterpieces　

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牛津词典

noun

• 代表作； 杰作；名著
  a work of art such as a painting, film/movie, book, etc. that is an excellent, or the best, example of the artist's work
  1. The museum houses several of his Cubist masterpieces.
     博物馆收藏了他的几件立体派杰作。
  2. Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity.
     她的作品是朴实的典范。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 杰作;名著
  Amasterpieceis an extremely good painting, novel, film, or other work of art.
  1. His book, I must add, is a masterpiece.
     我必须补充一点：他的书是一部杰作。
  2. ...masterpieces by artists like Rembrandt, Raphael and Ingres.
     伦勃朗、拉斐尔和安格尔这些画家的杰作
• (画家、作家或作曲家的)最佳作品，代表作
  An artist's, writer's, or composer'smasterpieceis the best work that they have ever produced.
• N-COUNT 典范
  Amasterpieceis an extremely clever or skilful example of something.
  1. The whole thing was a masterpiece of crowd management.
     整件事情就是人群管理的典范。

英英释义

noun

• an outstanding achievement
• the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
  Synonym:chef-d'oeuvre

双语例句

• In her masterpiece Wuthering Heights, Emily manifests a unique meditation and exploration of human life and destiny.
  艾米莉·勃朗特的代表作《呼啸山庄》充分体现了她对人生和命运的感悟与思考。
• You are God's masterpiece, created with great values.
  你是上帝创造的杰作，你的价值是与生俱来的。
• We have all heard about his completion of the late artist's unfinished masterpiece.
  我们都听说他完成了这位已故艺术家的未完成的杰作。
• Tchaikovsky had produced his first real masterpiece.
  柴可夫斯基创造了他的第一部真正的杰作。
• This avenue, it is the most I have seen a masterpiece of art romantic.
  这条林荫道，的确是我见过的一件最富浪漫情调的艺术杰作。
• He's an artist, and he's painting you a masterpiece.
  他是一个画家，正在为你画一幅杰作。
• This abridgment provides a concise presentation of this masterpiece of Buddhist literature.
  这个删节本提供了简明介绍佛教文学的杰作。
• In the masterpiece Sailing to Byzantium, Yeats created a complex image the Byzantium Empire.
  在晚期的名作《驶向拜占庭》中，叶芝构建了帝国拜占庭这一内涵丰富的象征物。
• This masterpiece is another milestone in our company history.
  这个杰作是我们公司的另一个里程碑式的杰作。
• He commented that this novel was a masterpiece of American literature.
  他评论说这部小说是美国文学中的杰作。