ne plus ultra
noun[S]
uk/ˌneɪ plʌs ˈʌltrə/us/ˌneɪ plʌs ˈʌltrə/the ne plus ultra ofsomething
thebestor mostexcellentexampleof something:
…的最好的例子Theconcertohas been called "the neplusultra of hisachievements".这首协奏曲被称为他的成就的最好体现。
Initsday, theshipwas the neplusultra ofsteamnavigation.在当时,这艘船是蒸汽船航行最出色的例子。
Foreign words & phrases used in English
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- Angrez
- coda
- coup de théâtre
- en passant
- je ne sais quoi
- magnum opus
- mot juste
- ombudsman
- oy
- passim
- primo
- rondo
- Schadenfreude
- sonata
- sotto voce
- super-virtuoso
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Good and excellent things