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).
实用例句
1. The whole thing was a masterpiece of crowd management.
整件事情就是人群管理的典范。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The coach was a masterpiece of Teutonic engineering.
这种长途汽车是体现德国工程设计水平的杰作。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
那份报告是言简意赅的典范。
来自《权威词典》
4. This book is a real masterpiece.
这本书是真正的名著.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The artistic zealot devoted his life to the completion of a great masterpiece.