It is a masterly tour through a lifetime's research.

阅读这本书就像对苏珊毕生的研究进行了一次非凡之旅。

A pity, he thought, as he signed his name. It was a masterly piece of work.

很可惜，他签名时想道，是一篇杰作。

Of course, Rigoletto is an impressive opera, which was masterly performed and totally deserved an ovation.

当然，《弄臣》是一部令人印象深刻的歌剧，它精湛的表演完全值得观众大声喝采。

" It is masterly, " said the inspector in an awed voice.

“这是高超的，”检查员用敬畏的声音说。

Some denounced it as unconstitutional, easily forgetting Hamilton's masterly defense of the bank, also not mentioned in the Constitution.

一些人谴责它违宪， 很容易忘记汉密尔顿对银行的巧妙辩护，宪法也没有提到。

Victory by masterly inactivity was obviously better than conquest, and the slighter the wounds the quicker the healing.

以熟练的无所作为取得胜利显然比征服要好，而且伤口越轻愈合得越快。

Her description, for example, of the poet Martial returning to Spain from Rome, near the end of the book, is masterly.

例如，她对诗人马夏尔从罗马返回西班牙的描述，在书的结尾处，是精湛的。

Eager to find material for stories, and bent on making them original in plot, if not masterly in execution, she searched newspapers for accidents, incidents, and crimes.

她渴望为她的故事找到素材，即使在写作技巧上无法做到娴熟老练，也一心一意要写出有独创性的情节，为此她在报纸上搜寻意外事件、偶发事故与罪案。

Brilliant and effective, powerful and masterly, as it may appear for a day or two, it must wither at nightfall;it cannot grow in the minds of others.

辉煌而有效， 强大而精湛， 就像它可能出现一两天一样，它必须在夜幕降临时枯萎； 它无法在别人的脑海中成长。

This central message in Robert Gellately's masterly new book is an uncomfortable one for those who believe that Stalinism was an aberration, or a reaction to mistakes made by the West.

盖拉特莱最新的作品堪称大师之作。文中表达的中心思想会让一些人感到不安。那些人认为斯大林主义不合常规，或者是对西方所犯的错误作出的回应。