| 单词 | paragon |
| 释义 | paragon (once / 4289 pages) n Paragon applies to someone who is a model of perfection in some quality or trait. We link paragon with other words that follow it, such as "paragon of virtue" or "paragon of patience." A paragon means someone or something that is the very best. The English noun paragon comes from the Italian word paragone, which is a touchstone, a black stone that is used to tell the quality of gold. You rub the gold on the touchstone and you can find out how good the gold is. You are hoping that it is the paragon of "goldness." WORD FAMILYparagon: paragons USAGE EXAMPLESAfter a weeklong renovation that cost $22,000, his two-car garage is a bright, welcoming paragon of order and efficiency. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) Such studies are paragons of scientific collaboration and the exact opposite of creating minimum publishable units. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) By contrast, federal courts are supposed to be a paragon of American justice. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) 1n an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept Syn|Hypo|Hyper beau ideal, idol, perfection gold standard a paragon of excellence ideal the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain 2n model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal Syn|Hypo|Hyper apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, saint crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey someone excellent of their kind class actsomeone who shows impressive and stylish excellence humdingersomeone of remarkable excellence model, role model someone worthy of imitation |
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