单词
paragon
英 ['p?r?g(?)n]
美['p?r?ɡɑn]
基本信息
- n. 模范；完美之物；优秀之人
- adj. 完美的
- n. (Paragon)人名；(法)帕拉贡
GRE低频词畅通词汇
词态变化
复数:?paragons;
中文词源
paragon 完人，典范
来自意大利语paragone,磨刀石，试金石，来自para-,在旁，在周围，-ag,尖的，磨，来自PIE*ak,尖的，锋利的，词源同acid,acrid.引申词义典范，完人，圣人。
英文词源
- paragon
- paragon: [16] When we say someone is a ‘paragon of virtue’ – a perfect example of virtue, able to stand comparison with any other – we are unconsciously using the long-dead metaphor of ‘sharpening’ them against others. The word comes via archaic French paragon and Italian paragone from medieval Greek parakónē ‘sharpening stone, whetstone’. Thīs was a derivative of parakonan, a compound verb formed from pará ‘alongside’ and akonan ‘sharpen’ (a descendant of the same base, *ak- ‘be pointed’, as produced English acid, acute, etc), which as well as meaning literally ‘sharpen against’ was also used figuratively for ‘compare’.
=> acid, acute, eager, oxygen - paragon (n.)
- 1540s, from Middle French paragon "a model, pattern of excellence" (15c., Modern French parangon), from Italian paragone, originally "touchstone to test gold" (early 14c.), from paragonare "to test on a touchstone, compare," from Greek parakonan "to sharpen, whet," from para- "on the side" (see para- (1)) + akone "whetstone," from PIE root *ak- "sharp, pointed" (see acrid).
双语例句
- 1. He was not a paragon. He would never be perfect.
- 他不是完人，永远不可能十全十美。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I make no claim to be a paragon.
- 我没有说过自己是完人。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.
- 他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Man is the paragon of animals.
- 人是万物之灵.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Is Confucius the paragon of Mount Tai?
- 孔子就是五岳独尊的泰山 吗 ?
来自中国文学部分
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