nonpareil的词源

英文词源

nonpareil

nonpareil: see pair

nonpareil (adj.)

late 15c., "having no equal," from Middle French nonpareil "unequalled, peerless," from non- "not" (see non-) + pareil "equal." The noun meaning "an unequaled person or thing" is from 1590s; first applied to a kind of candy 1690s. As the name of a printing type (6 point size) it is attested from 1640s.

中文词源

nonpareil：无与伦比的人

来自法语，non-,无，非，par,对等，相等，词源同pair,peer.比喻用法。

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nonpareil：无比的

词根词缀： non-否定 + -par-相等 + eil