c. 1600, from master (n.) + piece (n.). A loan-translation of Dutch meesterstuk "work by which a craftsman attains the rank of master" (or its German cognate Meisterstück).
雙語例句
1. The whole thing was a masterpiece of crowd management.
整件事情就是人群管理的典范。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The coach was a masterpiece of Teutonic engineering.
這種長途汽車是體現德國工程設計水平的杰作。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
那份報告是言簡意賅的典范。
來自《權威詞典》
4. This book is a real masterpiece.
這本書是真正的名著.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The artistic zealot devoted his life to the completion of a great masterpiece.