"a work, composition," especially a musical one, 1809, from Latin opus "a work, labor, exertion" (source of Italian opera, French oeuvre, Spanish obra), from PIE root *op- (1) "to work, produce in abundance" (Germanic *ob-) "to work, produce in abundance," originally of agriculture later extended to religious acts (cognates: Sanskrit apas- "work, religious act;" Avestan hvapah- "good deed;" Old High German uoben "to start work, to practice, to honor;" German üben "to exercise, practice;" Dutch oefenen, Old Norse æfa, Danish øve "to exercise, practice;" Old English æfnan "to perform, work, do," afol "power"). The plural, seldom used as such, is opera.
中文解释
1. operate, opera => opus.
实用例句
1. The violinist played his own opus No.16.
这位提琴家演奏他自己的第十六号乐曲。来自辞典例句
2. The violinist played his own opus, No. 16.
这位提琴家演奏他自己的第十六号乐曲.来自辞典例句
3. The Pleasures of Childhood: Aria, Minuetto , Valse, and Marcia , Opus I, by Jean - Christophe Krafft.
