| 单词 | nonpareil |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['nɔnpərəl] |
| 解释 | adj./n. 无匹敌的(人) |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj./n. 无匹敌的(人)(unequa led; unrivaled; peerless) 【记】 non(没有)+par(平等) +eil→没有和其平等 的人 |
| 字源 | nonpareil (adj.) late 15c., "having no equal," from Middle French nonpareil "unequalled, peerless," from non- "not" (see non-) + pareil "equal." The noun meaning "an unequaled person or thing" is from 1590s; first applied to a kind of candy 1690s. As the name of a printing type (6 point size) it is attested from 1640s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】non + par 平等，parallel 平行的, 相同的, 类似的 |
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