Paragon
['pærəg(ə)n] or ['pærəɡɑn]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A companion; a match; an equal.
(n.) Emulation; rivalry; competition.
(n.) A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence.
(n.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
(v. t.) To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
(v. t.) To compare with; to equal; to rival.
(v. t.) To serve as a model for; to surpass.
(v. i.) To be equal; to hold comparison.
整理:昆廷
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Model, pattern, master-piece, CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, BEAU IDEAL, nonesuch, pink.
校對:特伦斯
解釋/意思:
n. a pattern or model with which comparisons are made: (Spens.) a companion or a rival: something supremely excellent: a size of printing-type intermediate between great-primer and double pica equal to 20 points in the newer system.—v.t. to compare: to bring into comparison with: (Shak.) to surpass.
校對:诺琳
娱乐性解釋/意思：
The model man a woman regrets she gave up for the one she mistakenly married.
戴夫校對
例句/造句/用法:
- She did not at all resemble either a paragon or a prude; and yet I am the only one of all our family who am not afraid of her wit or her virtue. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- And busily, in my own mind, I ran over the list of our inmates, seeking this paragon, this pearl of great price, this gem without flaw. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- We had called ourselves the paragon of animals, and, lo! 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- He was a good little fellow, Paragon would often say, but his face was so like a knocker! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- How could any parent be obdurate for a length of time against such a paragon as he was? 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- From Paragon's we drove to Julia's. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- We called on sister Paragon, whom we found greatly agitated. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Her name was Paragon. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Paragon's little nose too was very pretty, even when red and frost-bitten; and she had a beautiful mole on her clear brown cheek. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- I merely administered one of Inglish's excellent aperient Scott's pills to the dear infant, Paragon replied, calmly. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Paragon then put them to bed, gave them a Scotchman, in the shape of a pill, and all was still as the grave! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Very fine talking, answered Paragon. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- From heaven the hero must be smiling down upon that paragon of a boy whom he had left to comfort and console her. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Oh, said Paragon, do you hear the screams of that infant? 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
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