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单词 class act
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class act


class act

n. One of distinctive and superior quality: The principal is a class act who has greatly improved the school.
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Noun1.class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellencenonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, apotheosis, ideal, paragon, saint - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

class act


a class act

A person who excels or succeeds with impressive style or ability. At 73, the aging pop star proves that he's still a class act on the stage. With her tireless work for charities and activist groups, the team's captain is a true class act both on the field and off.See also: act, class

class act

n. a high-quality act; a high-quality way of doing things. The prof puts on a real class act, but he grades very hard. See also: act, class

class act

Elegant, refined, tasteful. The use of “class” in this sense originated in the second half of the 1800s in sports, where it described an athlete with such admirable qualities. In the second half of the 1900s, “act” was added and the term was used in the entertainment industry. A Boston Globe editorial had it: “Conan O’Brien: A Class Act Comes Home” (June 5, 2010), expanding “O’Brien has come across as a class act throughout the machinations that led NBC to have him replace fellow Bay Stater Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show, then renege after Leno’s 10 p.m. replacement show bombed.”See also: act, class

class act


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Words related to class act

noun someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence

Related Words

  • nonesuch
  • nonpareil
  • nonsuch
  • apotheosis
  • ideal
  • paragon
  • saint
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