1.nonpareils[plural]American EnglishAmEDFC very small pieces of colouredsugar used to decoratecakes 〔装饰蛋糕用的〕彩色珠子糖
2.[countableC]American EnglishAmEDFF a piece of chocolate covered with nonpareils 沾有彩色珠子糖的巧克力
3[singular] literaryBETTER someone or something that is much better than all the others 无可匹敌的人[物]
reviews by film critic nonpareil Pauline Kael
无与伦比的影评家宝琳•凯尔所写的影评
Examples from the Corpus
nonpareil• As for them encouraging sectarianism, his letter is a nonpareil in its bigotry and insensitivity.• Nelson, by now, was his nonpareil.• The nonpareilLily Pons sang the role on tour.
Originnonpareil
(1400-1500)French“with no equal”, from pareil“equal”