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

• It may be that, so placed, you being the noble-minded Paragon that you are would behave unselfishly.
  也许，你是品德高尚的杰出人物，即使得到了那种位置，你会表现得毫不自私。
• My daughter is a paragon of good behaviour.
  我女儿是良好行为的典范。
• 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。
• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.
  他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• Paragon he is a paragon of husband.
  他是个模范丈夫。
• Master has set an excellent paragon for us in giving unconditional love to all beings in the universe.
  师父已为我们树立了一个对所有众生付出无条件爱心的完美典范。
• He was a paragon of honesty and uprightness.
  他是诚实耿直的典范。
• 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。
• I am sure she is a paragon of rectitude.
  我可以肯定她是个正直的完人。
• 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。