peerless

/ˈpɪrləs/· adj.

人文/文化/社会C1

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Chinese meaning

无wú与yǔ伦lún比bǐ的de,举jǔ世shì无wú双shuāng的de

无wú可kě匹pǐ敌dí,无wú人rén能néng及jí

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形xíng容róng多duō莉lì·帕pà顿dùn音yīn乐yuè生shēng涯yá之zhī卓zhuó绝jué无wú双shuāng

Example

Dolly Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out

多duō莉lì·帕pà顿dùn无wú与yǔ伦lún比bǐ的de音yīn乐yuè生shēng涯yá,把bǎ乡xiāng村cūn音yīn乐yuè的de陈chén词cí滥làn调diào彻chè底dǐ颠diān覆fù。

Source: The Guardian · 25 Aug 2026

Background ✎

乡xiāng村cūn音yīn乐yuè传chuán奇qí歌gē手shǒu多duō莉lì·帕pà顿dùn去qù世shì,享xiǎng年nián80岁suì,家jiā人rén深shēn切qiè悼dào念niàn这zhè位wèi创chuàng作zuò了le无wú数shù经jīng典diǎn金jīn曲qǔ的de音yīn乐yuè人rén。

Roots · etymology

peer 源自拉丁语 par(相等)+ -less

  • peer(同等地位的人)+ -less(无……的后缀)

Collocations

  • peerless talent / peerless beauty / peerless skill

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