magnum opus

名词 n.
/ˌmæɡnəm ˈəʊpəs/    /ˌmæɡnəm ˈoʊpəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.
  2. The best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author or artist, representing their major life effort.
    — The 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is widely considered to be George Orwell's magnum opus.
  3. The process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.

词形变化

magna opera plural magnum opuses plural

词源

From Latin magnum opus (“great work”).
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