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paragon n.模范；典型v.与 ... 比较；比得上 (1) 我决不认为自己是完人。(2) 我的小姐不是一个哲人，不是一个忍耐的模范。(3) 她是美德的典范。(4) 这位教授堪称为人师表。 A paragon means someone or something that is the very best. The English noun paragon comes from the Italian word paragone, which is a touchstone, a black stone that is used to tell the quality of gold. You rub the gold on the touchstone and you can find out how good the gold is. You are hoping that it is the paragon of "goldness."

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英 ['pærəɡən] 美 ['pærəɡɑːn] (1) I make no claim to be a paragon.(2) My young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience.(3) She is a paragon of virtue.(4) The professor is a paragon of virtue and learning. Paragon applies to someone who is a model of perfection in some quality or trait. We link paragon with other words that follow it, such as "paragon of virtue" or "paragon of patience." 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]杰出典范；尽善尽美的人；完人 If you refer to someone as a paragon, you mean that they are perfect or have a lot of a good quality.   [oft N of n]We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue.我们不指望候选人在道德上尽善尽美。...a paragon of neatness, efficiency and reliability...整洁、高效和可靠的典范He was not a paragon. He would never be perfect.他不是完人，永远不可能十全十美。

英语单词	paragon
英美音标	英 ['pærəɡən] 美 ['pærəɡɑːn]
中文释义	n.模范；典型 v.与 ... 比较；比得上
英语例句	(1) I make no claim to be a paragon. (2) My young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience. (3) She is a paragon of virtue. (4) The professor is a paragon of virtue and learning.
中文例句	(1) 我决不认为自己是完人。 (2) 我的小姐不是一个哲人，不是一个忍耐的模范。 (3) 她是美德的典范。 (4) 这位教授堪称为人师表。
vocabulary简明	Paragon applies to someone who is a model of perfection in some quality or trait. We link paragon with other words that follow it, such as "paragon of virtue" or "paragon of patience."
vocabulary扩展	A paragon means someone or something that is the very best. The English noun paragon comes from the Italian word paragone, which is a touchstone, a black stone that is used to tell the quality of gold. You rub the gold on the touchstone and you can find out how good the gold is. You are hoping that it is the paragon of "goldness."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]杰出典范；尽善尽美的人；完人 If you refer to someone as a paragon, you mean that they are perfect or have a lot of a good quality. [oft N of n] We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue. 我们不指望候选人在道德上尽善尽美。 ...a paragon of neatness, efficiency and reliability... 整洁、高效和可靠的典范 He was not a paragon. He would never be perfect. 他不是完人，永远不可能十全十美。

Paragon Virtue Quality Gold Good 英 Pærəɡən] 美 Pærəɡɑːn