par excellence

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par excellence

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++par ex·cel·lence /ˌpɑːr ˈeksəlɑːns $ -eksəˈlɑːns/ adjective [only after noun] BESTthe very best of a particular thing 最好的，最优秀的，卓越的 Auguste Escoffier, master chef par excellence 奥古斯特·埃斯科菲耶，顶级大厨

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par excellence• He went on to become the talk-show host par excellence.Origin par excellence (1600-1700) French “by excellence”

par ex·cel·lence adjectiveChineseSyllable

of particular a thing very best the Corpus

par excellence
par ex‧cel‧lence /ˌpɑːr ˈeksəlɑːns $ -eksəˈlɑːns/

adjective [only after noun]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: __by excellence__

the very best of a particular thing:

Auguste Escoffier, master chef par excellence

par excellence

BrE

/ˌpɑːr ˈeksəlɑːns/

NAmE

/ˌpɑːr ˌeksəˈlɑːns/

adjective

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from French

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(only used after the noun it describes 仅用于所修饰的名词之后)

better than all the others of the same kind; a very good example of sth 最好的；最优秀的；典型的；卓越的

◆She turned out to be an organizer par excellence. 结果她是一个非常出色的组织者。

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par excellence

adverb

◆Chemistry was par excellence the laboratory science of the early nineteenth century. 化学是 19 世纪初期最杰出的实验室科学。