| 单词 | nonpareil |
| 释义 | nonpareil /non'peuh rel"/, adj. 1. having no equal; peerless. n. 2. a person or thing having no equal. 3. a small pellet of colored sugar for decorating candy, cake, and cookies. 4. a flat, round, bite-sized piece of chocolate covered with this sugar. 5. See painted bunting. 6. Print. a. a 6-point type. b. a slug occupying 6 points of space between lines. [1400-50; late ME nonparaille < MF nonpareil, equiv. to non- NON- + pareil equal < VL *pariculum (L pari- (s. of par) equal + -culum -CULE1)] Syn. 1. unparalleled. 2. nonesuch. Ant. 1. ordinary. |
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