paragon

• n. 模范；完美之物；优秀之人
• adj. 完美的
• n. (Paragon)人名；(法)帕拉贡

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。

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).

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