nonpareil
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++non·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 Corpus
nonpareil• 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
nonpareil
non‧pa‧reil /ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl $ ˌnɑːnpəˈrel/
noun
2. [countable] American English a piece of chocolate covered with nonpareils
3. [singular] literary someone or something that is much better than all the others:
reviews by film critic nonpareil Pauline Kael
non‧pa‧reil /ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl $ ˌnɑːnpəˈrel/
noun Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: __with no equal__, from pareil __equal__
1. nonpareils [plural] American English very small pieces of coloured sugar used to decorate cakesLanguage: French
Origin: __with no equal__, from pareil __equal__
2. [countable] American English a piece of chocolate covered with nonpareils
3. [singular] literary someone or something that is much better than all the others: