masterpiecen.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːstəpiːs/,

/ˈmastəpiːs/, U.S.

/ˈmæstərˌpis/

Forms: see master n.¹ and piece n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Dutch lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: master n.¹, piece n.

Etymology: < master n.¹ + piece n., probably after Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (see masterstick n.; compare quot. 1658 at sense 1a).

a. A work of outstanding artistry or skill, spec. the greatest work of a particular artist, writer, etc.; a consummate example of some skill or other kind of excellence. Also: a piece of work produced by a craftsman in order to be admitted to a guild as an acknowledged master.In early use often applied to man as the ‘masterpiece’ of God or Nature.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > product of work > [noun] > wonderful or splendid

wonder-workc1275

masterpiece1600

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an example or production of great skill

masterstick1532

masterpiece1600

master-prize1604

masterwork1617

mistresspiecea1648

chef d'œuvre1780

meisterwerk1964

1600 Wisdome Doctor Dodypoll ii. sig. B4 Ther's as fine a hand To be requir'd in carrying a dish..As in any maister peece whatsoeuer; Better then as you painted the Doctor eene now.

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. H4^v The goodliest & most glorious strange-built wonder, Which that great Architect hath made, is heauen... That's his best Master-piece.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 60 Beeing now to dissolue this goodly frame of Nature, and to take in pieces this Maisterpiece.

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes ii. vi. 87 Man is heav'ns Master-peece.

1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid i. ix. 37 Taylors..suffer none to set up his Trade, unless he have made first his Master-piece [Ger. sein Meisterstück].

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 253. ¶5 A very fine Poem, I mean The Art of Criticism, which..is a Master-piece in its kind.

1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 103 A Crucifixion, by Guido Rheni, which is extremely admired as a real master-piece.

1790 F. Burney Diary Oct. (1842) V. 168 One letter I have from him [sc. Dr Johnson] that is a masterpiece of elegance and kindness united.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 5 The master-pieces of Sophocles, of Demosthenes, and of Plato.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. ii. 259 Speeches which..were remembered as master-pieces of reasoning, of wit, and of eloquence.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe iv. 176 Some masterpiece in painting.

1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway 167 He read out the draft of a letter which Lady Bruton felt certain was a masterpiece.

1940 Burlington Mag. Sept. 93/2 Who could have ordered a cabinet made in this, apparently, needlessly expensive way? I think the only solution is that it must have been made as a ‘master-piece’, a test of workmanship to gain admission to a trade guild.

1989 Independent 1 June 1 The black varnish covering St Peter was removed and a fourteenth-century masterpiece revealed.

b. A person's greatest achievement; an action exhibiting masterly ability. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an act or feat of skill > masterly

master-prize1604

masterpiece1607

coup de maître1668

master touch1687

masterstroke1691

1607 B. Jonson Volpone v. ii. sig. L2 Here, we must rest; this is our maister-peice; We cannot thinke, to goe beyond this.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. iii. 65 Confusion now hath made his Master-peece .

1618 M. Drayton Elegie on Lady Penelope Clifton in Certain Elegies sig. A4^v The Fates foredooming she should dye, Shew'd me this wondrous master-peece, that I Should sing her Funerall.

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 209 It is expedient to shew a Master-peece of state, to give reputation to the present current of affaires.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 113 'Tis a court master-piece to draw chestnuts out of the fire with other People's fingers.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 254 It was certainly the master-piece of King Charles's life: And, if he had stuck to it, it would have been both the strength and the glory of his reign.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 54 It was the master-piece of William's policy of outward legality.

c. A remarkable person or thing; a singular example of a particular quality or type. Now colloquial and English regional.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person

miracle1595

masterpiece1648

wonderling1658

prodigya1684

phenomenon1839

caution1870

astonisher1871

mazer1876

phenom1881

knock-out1892

superman1925

Wunderkind1930

whiz-kid1960

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > event

wonderc950

miraclec1390

marl1604

phenomenon1741

weird1814

sensation1860

masterpiece1933

wipeout1968

1648 B. Gerbier Interpreter Acad. Forrain Langs. i. 97 And for the Lady Princesses.., all what so euer the graces were euer capable of is most mervueillously found in those master-peeces of ravishing beauty.

a1743 J. Cannon Chrons. (2010) I. 67 My companion & pretended friend, whose long experience had made him a masterpiece at the knack of harping & preying on such raw & ignorant fellows as I was at this juncture of time.

1893 in Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 25 197 An enormous rat was turned out. ‘He be a masterpiece!’ exclaimed Bill.

1895 ‘G. Mortimer’ Tales Western Moors 265 He was a masterpiece of a shotsman and snarer.

1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 249 Ah, he was a masterpiece!..he never winked an eyelid.

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 174 Masterpiece o' night work, admiringly said of a handsome unfortunate.

1933 W. S. Maugham Sheppey i. 20 It was a masterpiece the way I kidded him.

1963 N. Marsh Dead Water (1964) viii. 223 He'm a masterpiece for holding his liquor.

†2. The most important feature, or the chief excellence, of a person or thing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important > part

headeOE

main1481

chiefty1552

main1567

principality1567

heart1584

the main of alla1591

main1595

masterpiece1612

stress1633

staple1826

node1860

staff and staple1869

meat1886

crux1888

business end1890

spear-head1929

1612 J. Davies Discouerie Causes Ireland 282 This..is the Maister-piece, and most excellent part of the worke of Reformation.

1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie 72 Wee come to Ordination;..This is the main and Master-piece of all Episcopacy.

1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 6 What decorum is, which is the grand master peece to observe.

1697 G. Dallas Syst. Stiles iii. Ep. Ded. Experience, (the great Master-peice of Humane Things).

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 166 His Learning in the Law being his Master-piece.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 365 Beating up of Quarters was his Master-piece.

†3. The original or main piece of something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > the main part

bodyOE

trunk1615

stump1634

the solid1776

masterpiece1825

1825 E. Hewlett Cottage Comforts i. 4 Their clothes were so patched, that it was hard to tell which was the master-piece.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	masterpiece
释义	masterpiecen. Brit. /ˈmɑːstəpiːs/, /ˈmastəpiːs/, U.S. /ˈmæstərˌpis/ Forms: see master n.¹ and piece n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Dutch lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: master n.¹, piece n. Etymology: < master n.¹ + piece n., probably after Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (see masterstick n.; compare quot. 1658 at sense 1a). 1. a. A work of outstanding artistry or skill, spec. the greatest work of a particular artist, writer, etc.; a consummate example of some skill or other kind of excellence. Also: a piece of work produced by a craftsman in order to be admitted to a guild as an acknowledged master.In early use often applied to man as the ‘masterpiece’ of God or Nature. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > product of work > [noun] > wonderful or splendid wonder-workc1275 masterpiece1600 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an example or production of great skill masterstick1532 masterpiece1600 master-prize1604 masterwork1617 mistresspiecea1648 chef d'œuvre1780 meisterwerk1964 1600 Wisdome Doctor Dodypoll ii. sig. B4 Ther's as fine a hand To be requir'd in carrying a dish..As in any maister peece whatsoeuer; Better then as you painted the Doctor eene now. 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. H4^v The goodliest & most glorious strange-built wonder, Which that great Architect hath made, is heauen... That's his best Master-piece. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 60 Beeing now to dissolue this goodly frame of Nature, and to take in pieces this Maisterpiece. 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes ii. vi. 87 Man is heav'ns Master-peece. 1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid i. ix. 37 Taylors..suffer none to set up his Trade, unless he have made first his Master-piece [Ger. sein Meisterstück]. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 253. ¶5 A very fine Poem, I mean The Art of Criticism, which..is a Master-piece in its kind. 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 103 A Crucifixion, by Guido Rheni, which is extremely admired as a real master-piece. 1790 F. Burney Diary Oct. (1842) V. 168 One letter I have from him [sc. Dr Johnson] that is a masterpiece of elegance and kindness united. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 5 The master-pieces of Sophocles, of Demosthenes, and of Plato. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. ii. 259 Speeches which..were remembered as master-pieces of reasoning, of wit, and of eloquence. 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe iv. 176 Some masterpiece in painting. 1925 V. Woolf Mrs. Dalloway 167 He read out the draft of a letter which Lady Bruton felt certain was a masterpiece. 1940 Burlington Mag. Sept. 93/2 Who could have ordered a cabinet made in this, apparently, needlessly expensive way? I think the only solution is that it must have been made as a ‘master-piece’, a test of workmanship to gain admission to a trade guild. 1989 Independent 1 June 1 The black varnish covering St Peter was removed and a fourteenth-century masterpiece revealed. b. A person's greatest achievement; an action exhibiting masterly ability. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an act or feat of skill > masterly master-prize1604 masterpiece1607 coup de maître1668 master touch1687 masterstroke1691 1607 B. Jonson Volpone v. ii. sig. L2 Here, we must rest; this is our maister-peice; We cannot thinke, to goe beyond this. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. iii. 65 Confusion now hath made his Master-peece . View more context for this quotation 1618 M. Drayton Elegie on Lady Penelope Clifton in Certain Elegies sig. A4^v The Fates foredooming she should dye, Shew'd me this wondrous master-peece, that I Should sing her Funerall. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 209 It is expedient to shew a Master-peece of state, to give reputation to the present current of affaires. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 113 'Tis a court master-piece to draw chestnuts out of the fire with other People's fingers. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 254 It was certainly the master-piece of King Charles's life: And, if he had stuck to it, it would have been both the strength and the glory of his reign. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 54 It was the master-piece of William's policy of outward legality. c. A remarkable person or thing; a singular example of a particular quality or type. Now colloquial and English regional. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person miracle1595 masterpiece1648 wonderling1658 prodigya1684 phenomenon1839 caution1870 astonisher1871 mazer1876 phenom1881 knock-out1892 superman1925 Wunderkind1930 whiz-kid1960 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > event wonderc950 miraclec1390 marl1604 phenomenon1741 weird1814 sensation1860 masterpiece1933 wipeout1968 1648 B. Gerbier Interpreter Acad. Forrain Langs. i. 97 And for the Lady Princesses.., all what so euer the graces were euer capable of is most mervueillously found in those master-peeces of ravishing beauty. a1743 J. Cannon Chrons. (2010) I. 67 My companion & pretended friend, whose long experience had made him a masterpiece at the knack of harping & preying on such raw & ignorant fellows as I was at this juncture of time. 1893 in Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 25 197 An enormous rat was turned out. ‘He be a masterpiece!’ exclaimed Bill. 1895 ‘G. Mortimer’ Tales Western Moors 265 He was a masterpiece of a shotsman and snarer. 1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 249 Ah, he was a masterpiece!..he never winked an eyelid. 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 174 Masterpiece o' night work, admiringly said of a handsome unfortunate. 1933 W. S. Maugham Sheppey i. 20 It was a masterpiece the way I kidded him. 1963 N. Marsh Dead Water (1964) viii. 223 He'm a masterpiece for holding his liquor. †2. The most important feature, or the chief excellence, of a person or thing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important > part headeOE main1481 chiefty1552 main1567 principality1567 heart1584 the main of alla1591 main1595 masterpiece1612 stress1633 staple1826 node1860 staff and staple1869 meat1886 crux1888 business end1890 spear-head1929 1612 J. Davies Discouerie Causes Ireland 282 This..is the Maister-piece, and most excellent part of the worke of Reformation. 1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie 72 Wee come to Ordination;..This is the main and Master-piece of all Episcopacy. 1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 6 What decorum is, which is the grand master peece to observe. 1697 G. Dallas Syst. Stiles iii. Ep. Ded. Experience, (the great Master-peice of Humane Things). 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 166 His Learning in the Law being his Master-piece. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 365 Beating up of Quarters was his Master-piece. †3. The original or main piece of something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > the main part bodyOE trunk1615 stump1634 the solid1776 masterpiece1825 1825 E. Hewlett Cottage Comforts i. 4 Their clothes were so patched, that it was hard to tell which was the master-piece. 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