n.[C]

1. 傑作，名作
   It is one of the great masterpieces of European art.

   它是歐洲藝術最傑出的作品之一。

2. （個人或團體的）最傑出的作品
   Robinson Crusoe is Defoe's masterpiece.

   《羅賓遜漂流記》是狄福的傑作。

3. 【口】絕無僅有的人（或事物，行為）

n.

1. a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.
2. historical a piece of work by a craftsman accepted as qualification for membership of a guild as an acknowledged master.