Nonpareil

[,nɒnpə'reɪl] or [,nɑnpə'rɛl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar.

(noun.) colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies.

整理:马库斯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.

(a.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).

(a.) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch.

(a.) Any other similar bird of the same genus.

(a.) Having no equal; peerless.

錄入:史黛西

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Nonesuch.

a. Peerless.

布里茨校對

解釋/意思:

n. a person or thing without equal or unique: a fine apple: a printing-type forming about twelve lines to the inch between emerald (larger) and ruby (smaller).—adj. without an equal: matchless.

錄入:温德尔