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.
雙語例句
1. Studies on the micropropagation of 5 cultivars of almond, Bulgaria 1, Nonpareil , Fritz, Prize and Neplus, was conducted with node explants.
對(duì)5個(gè)引進(jìn)的美國扁桃品種Bulgaria1 、 Nonpareil 、 Fritz 、 Prize和Neplus的 微繁殖進(jìn)行了研究.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. We may have to agree that the noble Lord is not precisely a nonpareil as a departmental minister.
我們也許只能一致認(rèn)定：這位高貴的勛爵作為一位大臣不一定算得全善全美。
來自辭典例句
3. We may have to agree that the noble Lord a nonpareil as a departmental minister.