- 1/ˈmæstərpiːs/ · /ˈmɑːstəpiːs/傑作、代表作
A masterpiece is an extremely good piece of work — a painting, song, book, film, or anything else someone has made — that is considered one of the very best examples of its kind, often the best thing that person ever created.
示範例句 · Example
Mary Shelley was only eighteen when she wrote her masterpiece, 'Frankenstein'.
逐字瑪麗·雪萊在她寫下她的傑作《科學怪人》時只有十八歲。
常見搭配
somebody's masterpiece
某人的代表作
the best work a particular artist or writer has produced
'The Wealth of Nations' is Adam Smith's masterpiece.
create a masterpiece
創作出一件傑作
to make a work of extremely high quality
Thirteen people helped Michelangelo create his masterpiece on the chapel ceiling.
regard something as a masterpiece
視某作品為傑作
to consider a work to be of the highest quality
Critics now regard the film as a masterpiece.
be hailed as a masterpiece
被讚譽為傑作
to be publicly praised as an outstanding work
Since then, her novel has been hailed as a masterpiece.
意思相近
magnum opusclassicwork of artchef-d'oeuvre
core核心畫面
組成master + piece
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
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masterpiecenoun/ˈmæstɚˌpis/
- 1
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
- The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
- 2
A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
- Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.
- “‘Man is amazing, but he is not a masterpiece,’ he said, keeping his eyes fixed on the glass case. ‘Perhaps the artist was a little mad. […]’
- 3
A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
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