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opus n.作品(尤指编号的乐曲)；艺术作品(尤指巨著) (1) 这位提琴家演奏他自己的第十六号乐曲。(2) 他的最新作品是一部关于哲学的巨著。 While an opus is a piece of work, usually musical, the best way to remember it is to know that the preferred plural of opus is opera which everyone associates with music. You can also say opuses for the plural if you want, but how is that going to help you remember anything? A common usage of opus is with the term magnum opus which refers to one’s greatest work, musical or otherwise.

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英 ['əʊpəs] 美 ['oʊpəs] (1) The violinist played his own opus No.16.(2) His latest offering is a magnum opus on philosophy. An opus is a created work, usually musical in nature. The composer's greatest opus was inspired by the blooming of the spring flowers. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（按创作的先后次序排列的某一作曲家的）编号作品（缩略形式为op.） An opus is a piece of classical music by a particular composer. Opus is usually followed by a number which indicates at what point the piece was written. The abbreviation op. is also used.   [usu N num]...Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E minor, Opus 90.贝多芬的第90号E小调钢琴奏鸣曲2[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:magnum opus；艺术作品；乐曲；著作；画作 You can refer to an artistic work such as a piece of music or writing or a painting as an opus . ...the new opus from Peter Gabriel.彼得·盖布瑞尔的新作

英语单词	opus
英美音标	英 ['əʊpəs] 美 ['oʊpəs]
中文释义	n.作品(尤指编号的乐曲)；艺术作品(尤指巨著)
英语例句	(1) The violinist played his own opus No.16. (2) His latest offering is a magnum opus on philosophy.
中文例句	(1) 这位提琴家演奏他自己的第十六号乐曲。 (2) 他的最新作品是一部关于哲学的巨著。
vocabulary简明	An opus is a created work, usually musical in nature. The composer's greatest opus was inspired by the blooming of the spring flowers.
vocabulary扩展	While an opus is a piece of work, usually musical, the best way to remember it is to know that the preferred plural of opus is opera which everyone associates with music. You can also say opuses for the plural if you want, but how is that going to help you remember anything? A common usage of opus is with the term magnum opus which refers to one’s greatest work, musical or otherwise.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（按创作的先后次序排列的某一作曲家的）编号作品（缩略形式为op.） An opus is a piece of classical music by a particular composer. Opus is usually followed by a number which indicates at what point the piece was written. The abbreviation op. is also used. [usu N num] ...Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E minor, Opus 90. 贝多芬的第90号E小调钢琴奏鸣曲 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:magnum opus ；艺术作品；乐曲；著作；画作 You can refer to an artistic work such as a piece of music or writing or a painting as an opus . ...the new opus from Peter Gabriel. 彼得·盖布瑞尔的新作

Opus Piece Work Magnum Musical Greatest Remember Plural