单词 | nonpareil |
释义 | Related topics: Food, dishnon·pa·reil /ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl $ ˌnɑːnpəˈrel/ noun 1. nonpareils [plural] American EnglishDFC very small pieces of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes 〔装饰蛋糕用的〕彩色珠子糖2. [countable] American EnglishDFF a piece of chocolate covered with nonpareils 沾有彩色珠子糖的巧克力3 [singular] literaryBETTER someone or something that is much better than all the others 无可匹敌的人[物] reviews by film critic nonpareil Pauline Kael 无与伦比的影评家宝琳•凯尔所写的影评Examples from the Corpusnonpareil• As for them encouraging sectarianism, his letter is a nonpareil in its bigotry and insensitivity.• Nelson, by now, was his nonpareil.• The nonpareil Lily Pons sang the role on tour.Origin nonpareil (1400-1500) French “with no equal”, from pareil “equal”non·pa·reil nounChineseSyllable of pieces used sugar to Corpus small coloured very |
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