oeuvre
/ˈɜːvrə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɜːvrə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈu̇-vrə ˈər-, ˈə-, ˈœ-/ (ame, mw)
oeuvre — noun
- oeuvresingular
- oeuvresplural
1. the full set of books, music, films, paintings, or other creative work produced
the full set of books, music, films, paintings, or other creative work produced by one person
Critics often divide Akiko's oeuvre into an early Paris period and a later Tokyo one.
divide an oeuvre into artistic periods
The museum bought three drawings to strengthen its collection of Haruto's oeuvre.
collection of + person's oeuvre
Students traced themes of loss across Sivan's entire poetic oeuvre.
Critics now study Elise's short films as part of her wider oeuvre.
By forty, Leo's oeuvre had already shaped modern dance in Europe.
- body of work
the everyday phrase for everything someone has created
- output
broader and often less artistic, with more focus on quantity
- canon
stresses the works seen as most important or authentic
- portfolio
a selected set shown to others, not always the whole career
用法筆記
Usually used in formal writing about writers, artists, directors, or composers; everyday English more often says body of work or all their work.