English Dictionary

magnum opus

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌmæɡnəm ˈəʊpəs/

名詞

A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece. / The best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author or artist, representing their major life effort.

日本語の意味

傑作、すなわち、文学、音楽、芸術などにおける素晴らしく重要な作品 / 作者や芸術家の一生をかけた最高傑作、最も評価が高いまたは著名な業績

After decades of work, the painter finally completed his magnum opus, a canvas that changed how critics viewed modern portraiture.

何十年もの制作の後、その画家はついに傑作を完成させた。それは評論家が現代肖像画の見方を変えた一枚のキャンバスだった。

意味（1）

A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.

意味（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.

意味（3）

(alchemy) The process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.

magna opera （ plural ）

magnum opuses （ plural ）

magnum opi （ nonstandard plural ）