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masterpiece

/mas-ter-pees, mah-ster-/US // ˈmæs tərˌpis, ˈmɑ stər- //UK // (ˈmɑːstəˌpiːs) //

杰作,大作,名作,名著

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
    • : anything done with masterly skill: a masterpiece of improvisation.
    • : a consummate example of skill or excellence of any kind: The chef's cake was a masterpiece.
    • : a piece made by a person aspiring to the rank of master in a guild or other craft organization as a proof of competence.

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Examples

  • Perry’s latest, “Eddie’s Boy,” circles back to that early masterpiece, bringing a long-gestating narrative to an elegant and satisfying conclusion.

  • Plus, he’s a harpist who not only regularly performs classical masterpieces but also excels in jazz, from gentle to almost avant garde.

  • Crispy kale against silky onion, stretchy cheese and a toothsome crust makes for a textural masterpiece.

  • One of these designers, Lafalaise Dion, is the brains behind the cowrie shell pieces sprinkled throughout the cinematic masterpiece.

  • The electric crepe maker from Chefman is a 12-inch, multifunctional masterpiece.

  • The masterpiece is huge, but structurally flawed and terribly vulnerable to seismic activity.

  • In the masterpiece Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh translates the soul of his characters on screen.

  • The loftiest noses among the winemakers inhale the finest of scents from the tasting glass and proclaim another masterpiece.

  • Two decades on from his masterpiece on anti-Americanism abroad, Whit Stillman remains obsessed with native-expat dynamics.

  • Think twice about filming that two-minute masterpiece and making yourself the next Paris Hilton (if you're lucky).

  • A few days later, during the general advance, he captured Naarden, the masterpiece of the great engineer Cohorn.

  • Another “bon garçon”—a painter whose enthusiasm for his art knew no bounds—craved to produce a masterpiece.

  • This defence was considered at the time a masterpiece of bravery; the Indians being estimated four to one of the English.

  • A marble lattice-work, six feet high, surrounding the two sarcophagi, is a masterpiece of art.

  • According to my usual opinion, I believe I could go over that book and leave a masterpiece by blotting and no ulterior art.