(in golf 高尔夫球 the number of shots a good player should need to complete a course or to hit the ball into a particular hole 标准杆 a par five hole 标准杆为五杆的球洞 Par for the course is 72. 这个球场的标准杆是 72 杆。 - over/under par
She went round the course in three under (= three strokes less than) par. 她以低于标准杆三杆的成绩完成了全程。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2He finished four over par. 他超过标准杆4杆。 a clever putt to save par 节省标准杆数的巧妙推杆
- (also par value)(
business 商业 the value that a share in a company had originally （股票的）面值，票面价值 - at par
to be redeemed at par 以面值兑换 - above/below par
The company's bonds are trading well above par. 该公司债券的交易价格远高于票面价值。
- at par
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘equality of value or standing’): from Latin, ‘equal’, also ‘equality’. The golf term dates from the late 19th cent.
Idioms
below/under par
be par for the course
- (disapproving)
to be just what you would expect to happen or expect somebody to do in a particular situation 不出所料；果不其然
on a par/level with somebody/something
as good, bad, important, etc. as somebody/something else 与…同样好（或坏、重要等）；不相上下；伯仲之间 This place is on a par with the best French restaurants. 这个地方和最好的法国餐馆不相上下。
up to par
as good as usual or as good as it should be 达到通常（或应有）的水准 I didn’t think her performance was up to par. 我认为她表现得不及平时。 Your work is not up to par. 你的工作没有达到标准。