Masterwork

分析词义

Masterwork 指的是一位艺术家、工匠或作者所创作的具有极高水平的作品，通常是其职业生涯的巅峰之作。它与 masterpiece 的意思几乎完全相同。

列举例句

“Dante’s Divine Comedy is considered a masterwork of world literature.” (但丁的《神曲》被认为是世界文学的杰作。)
“The new building is being hailed as a modern masterwork of architecture.” (这座新建筑被誉为现代建筑的杰作。)
“He spent ten years painting what he hoped would be his final masterwork.” (他花了十年时间画他希望成为其最后代表作的作品。)

词根分析

master: 大师，主人。
work: 作品。字面意思就是“大师级的作品”。

词缀分析

无明显前缀或后缀，属于复合词结构。

文化背景

在欧洲中世纪的行会制度中，一名学徒如果要成为“大师”（master），必须提交一件作品供行会审核，这件证明其技能达到大师水平的作品就是 masterpiece 或 masterwork。

单词变形

复数形式: masterworks

记忆辅助

Master（大师）+ Work（作品）。能被大师称为作品的东西，自然就是“杰作”。

助记故事

The old watchmaker spent his life fixing simple clocks. But in the back of his shop, he was building a clock that showed the movement of all the planets and the moon. He worked on it for twenty years. When it was finally finished, the King came to see it. “This is no clock,” the King said in awe, “this is a masterwork.”