nonpareil

名词 nonpareil:

1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
   同义词：ideal, paragon, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch
2. colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
3. a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar

形容词 nonpareil:

1. eminent beyond or above comparison
   同义词：matchless, one, one and only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled

non.pa.reil

adj.（形容词）
Having no equal; peerless:
无比的：无与比拟的；无匹敌的：
例句：
the Yankees` nonpareil center fielder.
洋基队无以匹敌的中锋外野队员

n.（名词）
A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.See Synonyms at paragon
完美无比的人或物：无比杰出的人或物；完人参见 paragon
See painted bunting
参见 painted bunting
A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar.
粘有糖粒的扁圆巧力糖：粘有白色糖粒的小的、扁平的巧克力糖块

来源：
Middle English nounparalle
中古英语 nounparalle
from Old French nonpareil
源自 古法语 nonpareil
non- [non-]
non- [没有]
pareil [equal] from Vulgar Latin *pariculus diminutive of Latin p3r [equal] * see per…- 2
pareil [匹敌者] 源自 俗拉丁语 *pariculus 拉丁语 p3r的小后缀 [相同的] *参见 per…- 2