paragon

英 [ˈpærəɡən]

美 [ˈpærəɡɑːn]

n.  完人; 典范

复数：paragons　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18984 / COCA.19134

牛津词典

noun

• 完人；典范
  a person who is perfect or who is a perfect example of a particular good quality
  1. I make no claim to be a paragon.
     我没有说过自己是完人。
  2. He wasn't the paragon of virtue she had expected.
     他不是她想象中的那种美德典范。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 杰出典范；尽善尽美的人；完人
  If you refer to someone as aparagon, you mean that they are perfect or have a lot of a good quality.
  1. We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue.
     我们不指望候选人在道德上尽善尽美。
  2. ...a paragon of neatness, efficiency and reliability...
     整洁、高效和可靠的典范
  3. He was not a paragon. He would never be perfect.
     他不是完人，永远不可能十全十美。

英英释义

noun

• an ideal instance
  Synonym:idolperfectionbeau ideal
• model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  Synonym:idealnonpareilsaintapotheosisnonesuchnonsuch

双语例句

• Nor can Tata be hailed as a financial paragon.
  塔塔也不能被誉为金融界的典范。
• She was spoken of as a paragon of virtue.
  人们都说她品德完美无瑕。
• The impact is worse, she says, because of France's role as the "paragon" of liberty, equality and fraternity.
  她还说，因为法国一直是自由、平等、博爱的“楷模”，因此此次事件的影响更坏了。
• Man is the paragon of animals.
  人是动物中的模。
• We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue.
  我们不指望候选人在道德上尽善尽美。
• There is an angel in the cave, or if not, an earthly paragon.
  山洞里来了天使啦，要不然，也是世间少有的美少女。
• I'm afraid Frederick is no paragon of discretion.
  很遗憾弗雷德里克并不是谨慎的模范。
• My daughter is a paragon of good behaviour.
  我女儿是良好行为的典范。
• He was not a paragon. He would never be perfect.
  他不是完人，永远不可能十全十美。
• Besides, this time I've another inducement, as I want to see this fair-haired paragon, my new aunt.
  此外，这一回，对我还另有个引诱力，我要去见见这位美发典范，我的新伯母。