a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship 杰作 a great literary masterpiece. 伟大的文学杰作。 the car was a masterpiece of space-age technology. 这车是太空时代技术的杰作。 ■an artist's or craftsman's best piece of work 最杰出的作品,代表作 Picasso's masterpiece Guernica. 毕加索的杰作《格尔尼卡》。 ■(historical)a piece of work by a craftsman accepted as qualification for membership of a guild as an acknowledged master (史)手艺人为取得大师资格并进入行会而制作的作品