par excellenceadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɑːr ˌɛksəˈlɑːns/,

/ˌpɑːr ˈɛksəlɑːns/,

/ˌpɑːr ˌɛksəˈlɒ̃s/,

/ˌpɑːr ˈɛksəlɒ̃s/, U.S.

/ˌpɑr ˌɛksəˈlɑns/

Forms: 1500s per excellence, 1500s per excellencye, 1600s– par excellence.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French par excellence.

Etymology: < French par excellence in a particularly representative way, above all (14th cent.) < par by (see per prep.) + excellence excellence n., after classical Latin per excellentiam.

A. adv.

By virtue of special excellence or manifest superiority; pre-eminently; supremely, above all.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb]

sovereignlyc1340

excellentlyc1400

by (an, way of) excellencec1450

transcendingly1528

exquisitely1535

precellently?1567

divinely1582

par excellence1584

pre-eminently1590

superlatively1596

surpassing1598

by (way of) eminency1608

superexcellently1615

by (way of) eminence1621

transcendently1623

surpassingly1658

exquisitively1660

par eminence1823

heavenlike1832

transcendentally1870

1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris ii. i The name of Venus is in deede but bautye, And men me fayrest call, per excellencye.

1598 R. Tofte Alba ii. sig. D5 My bright Sunne (renowmd per Excellence, Through the illustrious splendar of her gleames).

1695 Earl of Perth Lett. (1845) 61 The Santo (which is St. Antonio's church, called il Santo par excellence).

1777 in W. Roberts Mem. Hannah More (1834) I. 118 The whole house groaned at poor Baldwin, who is reckoned, par excellence, the dullest man in it.

1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 85 Of the class of narratives usually denominated ‘anecdotes’ par excellence, M. Kotzebue has given several that deserve notice.

1877 W. W. Fowler Woman on Amer. Frontier v. 99 She was par excellence the vigilant member of the house-hold.

1933 H. H. Symonds Walking in Lake District x. 255 Thus came the ‘Skiddaw slate’, that earliest rock of Cumberland, found par excellence in Skiddaw himself.

1993 Nature 9 Apr. 509/2 Here, par excellence, is the meeting of the ways for developmental and evolutionary biology.

B. adj.

Usually as postmodifier. Better or more than all others of the same kind; pre-eminent, supreme.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective]

sunderlyOE

noblec1330

precellentc1384

passantc1385

especialc1386

passinga1387

surmountingc1407

superlative?a1430

precelling?1435

pre-eminenta1460

outrepassed1477

divine1488

pre-excellenta1500

superexcellent1508

transcending1528

pre-ordinate1543

exceeding1552

superexcelling1554

exquisite1578

surpassingc1580

summary1587

paragon1593

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

termless1609

overtoppinga1615

paramounta1626

overtowering1639

surpassant1654

transcendental1701

superior1711

towery1731

prize1739

supernala1817

tiptopsome1819

tip-topping1826

par excellence1839

superfine1850

towering1894

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective]

highestOE

bestOE

firstlOE

greatest?c1225

of the besta1350

premiera1500

paramount1530

supremec1550

supreme1571

primer1589

top1647

nulli secundus1742

bestest1751

first class1819

beatemest1831

par excellence1839

première1844

first rate1853

beatenest1860

blue ribbon1860

optimum1885

optimal1890

class A1906

all-star1908

grade A1911

five-star1931

mostest1936

tip-topmost1937

the end1950

the most1953

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective]

firsteOE

headOE

highOE

greatc1350

upperestc1374

chief1377

singular1377

principala1382

royalc1425

cardinal1440

pre-eminenta1460

praisea1475

main1480

maina1525

primary1565

captain1566

arch1574

mistressa1586

capital1597

topless1609

primea1616

metropolitan1635

transeminent1660

whole1675

uppermost1680

primus inter pares1688

topping1694

Sudder1787

par excellence1839

banner1840

primatial1892

1839 E. A. Poe in Burton's Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 68 This is the age of invention, most certainly—the age, one may say—the age par excellence.

1845 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. in Tales 212 The mathematical reason has long been regarded as the reason par excellence.

1873 C. Robinson New S. Wales 80 The fashionable quarter par excellence is the east end of the city.

1927 Encycl. Islam II. 1044/2 The ‘Book’ par excellence is..the Kur'ān itself; it is the revelation of God.

1948 W. J. Stokoe Caterpillars Brit. Moths II. 197 The New Forest in Hampshire is said to be the district par excellence for this species.

1992 Independent 27 Apr. 42/1 The boat shoe has become a modern classic, a comfort shoe par excellence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	par excellence
释义	par excellenceadv.adj. Brit. /ˌpɑːr ˌɛksəˈlɑːns/, /ˌpɑːr ˈɛksəlɑːns/, /ˌpɑːr ˌɛksəˈlɒ̃s/, /ˌpɑːr ˈɛksəlɒ̃s/, U.S. /ˌpɑr ˌɛksəˈlɑns/ Forms: 1500s per excellence, 1500s per excellencye, 1600s– par excellence. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French par excellence. Etymology: < French par excellence in a particularly representative way, above all (14th cent.) < par by (see per prep.) + excellence excellence n., after classical Latin per excellentiam. A. adv. By virtue of special excellence or manifest superiority; pre-eminently; supremely, above all. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb] sovereignlyc1340 excellentlyc1400 by (an, way of) excellencec1450 transcendingly1528 exquisitely1535 precellently?1567 divinely1582 par excellence1584 pre-eminently1590 superlatively1596 surpassing1598 by (way of) eminency1608 superexcellently1615 by (way of) eminence1621 transcendently1623 surpassingly1658 exquisitively1660 par eminence1823 heavenlike1832 transcendentally1870 1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris ii. i The name of Venus is in deede but bautye, And men me fayrest call, per excellencye. 1598 R. Tofte Alba ii. sig. D5 My bright Sunne (renowmd per Excellence, Through the illustrious splendar of her gleames). 1695 Earl of Perth Lett. (1845) 61 The Santo (which is St. Antonio's church, called il Santo par excellence). 1777 in W. Roberts Mem. Hannah More (1834) I. 118 The whole house groaned at poor Baldwin, who is reckoned, par excellence, the dullest man in it. 1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 85 Of the class of narratives usually denominated ‘anecdotes’ par excellence, M. Kotzebue has given several that deserve notice. 1877 W. W. Fowler Woman on Amer. Frontier v. 99 She was par excellence the vigilant member of the house-hold. 1933 H. H. Symonds Walking in Lake District x. 255 Thus came the ‘Skiddaw slate’, that earliest rock of Cumberland, found par excellence in Skiddaw himself. 1993 Nature 9 Apr. 509/2 Here, par excellence, is the meeting of the ways for developmental and evolutionary biology. B. adj. Usually as postmodifier. Better or more than all others of the same kind; pre-eminent, supreme. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective] sunderlyOE noblec1330 precellentc1384 passantc1385 especialc1386 passinga1387 surmountingc1407 superlative?a1430 precelling?1435 pre-eminenta1460 outrepassed1477 divine1488 pre-excellenta1500 superexcellent1508 transcending1528 pre-ordinate1543 exceeding1552 superexcelling1554 exquisite1578 surpassingc1580 summary1587 paragon1593 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 termless1609 overtoppinga1615 paramounta1626 overtowering1639 surpassant1654 transcendental1701 superior1711 towery1731 prize1739 supernala1817 tiptopsome1819 tip-topping1826 par excellence1839 superfine1850 towering1894 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective] highestOE bestOE firstlOE greatest?c1225 of the besta1350 premiera1500 paramount1530 supremec1550 supreme1571 primer1589 top1647 nulli secundus1742 bestest1751 first class1819 beatemest1831 par excellence1839 première1844 first rate1853 beatenest1860 blue ribbon1860 optimum1885 optimal1890 class A1906 all-star1908 grade A1911 five-star1931 mostest1936 tip-topmost1937 the end1950 the most1953 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective] firsteOE headOE highOE greatc1350 upperestc1374 chief1377 singular1377 principala1382 royalc1425 cardinal1440 pre-eminenta1460 praisea1475 main1480 maina1525 primary1565 captain1566 arch1574 mistressa1586 capital1597 topless1609 primea1616 metropolitan1635 transeminent1660 whole1675 uppermost1680 primus inter pares1688 topping1694 Sudder1787 par excellence1839 banner1840 primatial1892 1839 E. A. Poe in Burton's Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 68 This is the age of invention, most certainly—the age, one may say—the age par excellence. 1845 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. in Tales 212 The mathematical reason has long been regarded as the reason par excellence. 1873 C. Robinson New S. Wales 80 The fashionable quarter par excellence is the east end of the city. 1927 Encycl. Islam II. 1044/2 The ‘Book’ par excellence is..the Kur'ān itself; it is the revelation of God. 1948 W. J. Stokoe Caterpillars Brit. Moths II. 197 The New Forest in Hampshire is said to be the district par excellence for this species. 1992 Independent 27 Apr. 42/1 The boat shoe has become a modern classic, a comfort shoe par excellence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1584
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