unparalleled

/ʌnˈpærəleld/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈpærəleld/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈper-ə-ˌleld -ləld, -ˈpa-rə-/ (ame, mw)

unparalleled — adjective

1. better, greater, or more extreme than anything or anyone else, so that nothing c

1.形容詞C1
釋義

better, greater, or more extreme than anything or anyone else, so that nothing can be compared to it

例句

Adaeze's performance in the marathon was unparalleled, leaving all other runners far behind.

unparalleled in [domain]: skill, performance, achievement

The museum owns an unparalleled collection of eighteenth-century French furniture.

unparalleled + noun collection

同義詞
  • matchless

    like 'unparalleled' but slightly more poetic; often used of beauty or skill

  • unmatched

    less formal, common in sports and competitions

  • peerless

    very formal; strongly implies superiority over all others of the same kind

  • incomparable

    suggests something is so good it cannot be fairly compared at all

反義詞
  • ordinary

    the most direct opposite when talking about quality

  • mediocre

    negative opposite; suggests not just average but disappointingly so

文法句型

unparalleled + noun

unparalleled + in + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used attributively before a noun for emphasis. The comparison is absolute — do not use 'more unparalleled' or 'very unparalleled.'

常見錯誤

❌This book is unparalleled to that one.
✅This book is unparalleled in quality.
💡'unparalleled' is followed by 'in' + a domain (skill, beauty, quality), not 'to.'
❌This is the most unparalleled victory in history.
✅This is an unparalleled victory in history.
💡'unparalleled' already expresses the highest degree; adding 'most' is redundant.