numero unon.

Brit.

/ˌn(j)uːm(ə)rəʊ ˈuːnəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈˌnuməroʊ ˈunoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian numero uno.

Etymology: < Italian numero uno the best or most important example of a person or thing (1884 or earlier in this sense), lit. ‘number one’ < numero number (see numero n.¹) + uno one ( < classical Latin ūnus one adj., n., and pron.). Compare earlier number one n.

colloquial.

= number one n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has leading position or is most important

firstc1275

coba1420

principalsa1425

cock1542

chief1569

colossus1605

primore1625

cape1650

sachem1684

leading light1707

high priest1737

king bee1792

gentleman, man of lead1793

queen bee1823

primo basso1826

spokesman1828

protagonist1837

kingpin1861

key man1895

headliner1896

big boy1921

numero uno1944

godfather1963

c1872 E. Duyckinck Portrait Gallery 622 Miss Hosmer..mounted upon her magnificent Irish hunter, ‘Numero Uno’, as he is called by many of his Italian admirers.]

1944 in G. Legman Limerick (1974) vii. 119 Now, women are fine, And sheep are divine, But llamas are numero uno.

1968 C. Kirk & Z. Hanle Surfer's Handbk. i. 15 Fiber-glassed foam is numero uno.

1976 Sounds 11 Dec. 4/1 Their ultimate single..currently numero uno with the youth of this country.

1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone viii. 207 Course the line, it goes way back—back to Daddy, I guess. Old numero uno.

1989 Behavioural & Brain Sci. 12 718/1 Failure to ‘look out for Numero Uno’ is even considered a bit psychologically unhealthy these days.

1990 Mountain Biking UK Aug. 20/3 After the fine performance by Mike Parker at Swansea..Mick was keen to show he was still numero uno.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	numero uno
释义	numero unon. Brit. /ˌn(j)uːm(ə)rəʊ ˈuːnəʊ/, U.S. /ˈˌnuməroʊ ˈunoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian numero uno. Etymology: < Italian numero uno the best or most important example of a person or thing (1884 or earlier in this sense), lit. ‘number one’ < numero number (see numero n.¹) + uno one ( < classical Latin ūnus one adj., n., and pron.). Compare earlier number one n. colloquial. = number one n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has leading position or is most important firstc1275 coba1420 principalsa1425 cock1542 chief1569 colossus1605 primore1625 cape1650 sachem1684 leading light1707 high priest1737 king bee1792 gentleman, man of lead1793 queen bee1823 primo basso1826 spokesman1828 protagonist1837 kingpin1861 key man1895 headliner1896 big boy1921 numero uno1944 godfather1963 c1872 E. Duyckinck Portrait Gallery 622 Miss Hosmer..mounted upon her magnificent Irish hunter, ‘Numero Uno’, as he is called by many of his Italian admirers.] 1944 in G. Legman Limerick (1974) vii. 119 Now, women are fine, And sheep are divine, But llamas are numero uno. 1968 C. Kirk & Z. Hanle Surfer's Handbk. i. 15 Fiber-glassed foam is numero uno. 1976 Sounds 11 Dec. 4/1 Their ultimate single..currently numero uno with the youth of this country. 1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone viii. 207 Course the line, it goes way back—back to Daddy, I guess. Old numero uno. 1989 Behavioural & Brain Sci. 12 718/1 Failure to ‘look out for Numero Uno’ is even considered a bit psychologically unhealthy these days. 1990 Mountain Biking UK Aug. 20/3 After the fine performance by Mike Parker at Swansea..Mick was keen to show he was still numero uno. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1944
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