A No. 1adj.

Brit.

/ˌeɪ nʌmbə ˈwʌn/, U.S.

/ˌeɪ ˌnəmbər ˈwən/

Forms: 1800s A number one, 1800s– A No. 1, 1900s– A Number 1.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: A n., No. n.², one adj.

Etymology: < A n. + No. n.² + one adj., as alteration of A1 adj.

U.S.

First-class, outstanding; = A1 adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate

gildenc1225

prime1402

rare1483

grand1542

holy1599

pre-excelling1600

paregal1602

classic1604

of (the) first rate1650

solary1651

first rate1674

superb1720

tip-top1722

tip-top-gallant1730

swell1819

topping1822

of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826

No. 11829

brag1836

A11837

A No. 11838

number one1839

awful1843

bully1851

first class1852

class1867

champion1880

too1881

tipping1887

alpha plus1898

bonzer1898

grade A1911

gold star1917

world-ranking1921

five-star1936

too much1937

first line1938

vintage1939

supercolossal1947

top1953

alpha1958

fantabulous1959

beauty1963

supercool1965

world-class1967

primo1973

1838 J. F. Cooper Homeward Bound xii 138 I set all the Effinghams down as..A No. 1, as Mr. Leach calls the ship.

1851 H. B. Stowe Dred i. 313 An A number one cook, and no mistake.

1900 F. R. Stockton Afield & Afloat 299 They told..how he had always longed for first-class A No. 1, copper-fastened literature.

1942 B. Bandel Let. 1 Aug. in Officer & Lady (2004) 15 Your cake arrived yesterday and was an A Number 1 success.

1988 Toronto Sun 13 Apr. 87/2 If I was still having relapses with mono, I wouldn't be in my A No. 1 position.

2009 Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 1 May Everybody respected him... He was just an A No. 1 guy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	a no 1
释义	A No. 1adj. Brit. /ˌeɪ nʌmbə ˈwʌn/, U.S. /ˌeɪ ˌnəmbər ˈwən/ Forms: 1800s A number one, 1800s– A No. 1, 1900s– A Number 1. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: A n., No. n.², one adj. Etymology: < A n. + No. n.² + one adj., as alteration of A1 adj. U.S. First-class, outstanding; = A1 adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate gildenc1225 prime1402 rare1483 grand1542 holy1599 pre-excelling1600 paregal1602 classic1604 of (the) first rate1650 solary1651 first rate1674 superb1720 tip-top1722 tip-top-gallant1730 swell1819 topping1822 of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826 No. 11829 brag1836 A11837 A No. 11838 number one1839 awful1843 bully1851 first class1852 class1867 champion1880 too1881 tipping1887 alpha plus1898 bonzer1898 grade A1911 gold star1917 world-ranking1921 five-star1936 too much1937 first line1938 vintage1939 supercolossal1947 top1953 alpha1958 fantabulous1959 beauty1963 supercool1965 world-class1967 primo1973 1838 J. F. Cooper Homeward Bound xii 138 I set all the Effinghams down as..A No. 1, as Mr. Leach calls the ship. 1851 H. B. Stowe Dred i. 313 An A number one cook, and no mistake. 1900 F. R. Stockton Afield & Afloat 299 They told..how he had always longed for first-class A No. 1, copper-fastened literature. 1942 B. Bandel Let. 1 Aug. in Officer & Lady (2004) 15 Your cake arrived yesterday and was an A Number 1 success. 1988 Toronto Sun 13 Apr. 87/2 If I was still having relapses with mono, I wouldn't be in my A No. 1 position. 2009 Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 1 May Everybody respected him... He was just an A No. 1 guy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1838
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