nonpareil
UK/,nɒnpə'reɪl/US/'nɔnpәrәl/
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Having no equal; unrivalled
无与伦比的；举世无双的
n.
A person or thing without equal
无双之人（或物）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrench non pareil = "not equal" — i.e. having no equal. Built on the pār (equal) branch via French pareil ('equal, alike'). A literary way to say matchless.
Root par still carries 36 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.a nonpareil of……中的翘楚
- 2.nonpareil talent无双的才华
- 3.nonpareil beauty绝世美貌
Example Sentences
- 1.
As a storyteller she was a nonpareil of her generation.