paragon

名词 paragon:

1. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
   同义词：idol, perfection, beau ideal
2. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
   同义词：ideal, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch

1. Harriet was an extremely pretty girl of seventeen, not in the least brilliant, but with pleasing, unassuming manners, and a gratifying habit of looking up to Emma as a paragon.
   哈里特是附近寄宿学校学生，住在校长家里。她年方十七，相貌出众，虽然资质低下，但举止行为却讨人喜欢，毫不做作，又习惯于把爱玛奉为楷模，所以挺称人心意。
2. A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.
   完美无比的人或物无比杰出的人或物; 完人
3. I make no claim to be a paragon.
   我决不认为自己是完人。
4. She is a paragon of virtue.
   她是美德的典范。

par.a.gon

n.（名词）
A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example:
典型，模范：一类中杰出或完美的模式；无可匹敌的范例：
例句：
a paragon of virtue.
美德的典范

An unflawed diamond weighing at least 00 carats.
无瑕钻石：至少重00克拉的无瑕钻石
A very large spherical pearl.
大珍珠：一颗很大的圆形珍珠
Printing A type size of 20 points.
【印刷术】 20点活字
v.tr.（及物动词）
par.a.goned,par.a.gon.ing,par.a.gons
To compare; parallel.
把…作比较；相比
To equal; match.
比得上；匹敌

来源：
Obsolete French
已废法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Old Italian paragone
源自 古意大利语 paragone
from paragonare [to test on a touchstone]
源自 paragonare [用试金石检验]
perhaps from Greek parakonan [to sharpen]
可能源自 希腊语 parakonan [使…变尖]
para- [alongside] * see para-
para- [旁边] *参见 para-
akonô [whetstone] * see ak-
akonô [磨刀石] *参见 ak-

<参考词汇><同义词>paragon,nonesuch,nonpareilThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a person or thing so excellent as to have no equal.:
这些名词所共有的中心意思是.一个好得没有可比的人或物.：
例句：
Paris, the paragon of cities;
巴黎是众多城市的完美典范；

例句：
a suspension bridge that is the nonesuch of beauty and utility;
一座成为美观和实用典范的吊桥；

例句：
thought her grandchildren were nonpareils.
觉得她的孙子们是无与伦比的人物