1.nonpareils[plural]American EnglishAmEDFC very small pieces of colouredsugar used to decoratecakes 〔裝飾蛋糕用的〕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 無可匹敵的人[物]
reviews by film critic nonpareil Pauline Kael
無與倫比的影評家寶琳•凱爾所寫的影評
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”