| 单词 | nonpareil |
| 释义 | nonpareil (once / 21969 pages) 1nadj 2n Use nonpareil to describe someone or something that is beyond compare, an absolute model of perfection of a particular thing. Jane Austen was a writer nonpareil, and James Bond a spy nonpareil. Coming from the medieval French words non, meaning "not," and pareil, meaning "equal," so quite literally it means "not equal" or "unequaled." Like a lot of fancy French terms adopted by the English language (e.g., "bons mots," "eminence gris"), the use of nonpareil is generally restricted to written form. Use with caution. WORD FAMILYnonpareil: nonpareils USAGE EXAMPLESNonpareils, tiny round candies that are a European relative of our sprinkles, are also popular in rainbow colors. New York Times(Oct 25, 2016) But by the end of this nonpareil show’s two intermissionless hours, you are as lightheaded, exhausted, baffled and invigorated as if it had been you. New York Times(Sep 29, 2016) And though his musicianship is nonpareil, Meadows’s inexperience as an actor is evident. Washington Post(Aug 11, 2016) 1 1n model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal Syn|Hypo|Hyper apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonsuch, paragon, saint crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey someone excellent of their kind class actsomeone who shows impressive and stylish excellence humdingersomeone of remarkable excellence model, role model someone worthy of imitation 2adj eminent beyond or above comparison 2the team's nonpareil center fielder Syn matchless, one, one and only, peerless, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled incomparable, uncomparable such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared 1n colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies Hyper confection, sweet a food rich in sugar 2n a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar Hyper chocolate candy candy made with chocolate |
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