valuable, invaluable valueless 与 valued 的区别
(2011-04-12 07:56:38)
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valuable, invaluable valueless 与 valued 的区别
It
was a valuable
Your help has been valuable (invaluable) to us. 你对我们的帮助是非常宝贵的。
He owns a lot of invaluable paintings;
注:在现代英语中,invaluable 通常不用来谈论价格 (price)
或钱
2. valuable (宝贵的,有价值的)与 valueless (无价值的,没有用的)是一对反义词。如:
This jewellery is valueless; it is made of glass and ordinary metals. 这首饰不值钱,它是由玻璃和普通金属做的。
The metal looked like gold, but in fact it was valueless [worthless]. 这块金属看起来像黄金,但实际上不值钱。
注:valueless 和 worthless 是同义词,均指“无价值的”、 “不值钱的”。
3. valued 表示“珍贵的”、“宝贵的”,指对某人来说是珍贵的,但对别人来说却并非如此。如:
The
portrait of his grandfather was his most valued
4. valuable [常用复]贵重物品
Mary kept her valuables in a safe.玛丽把她的贵重东西藏在保险箱里。
5. 由value构成的习惯用语
put
[set) little value on [upon]对...评价不高; 不怎么重视
put [set] much [a high] value on [upon]对...给予高度评价;
重视
set a value on估价, 评价
set at no value
value at
value oneself on [upon] 以...自豪; 以...夸耀自己
We never know the value of water till the well is dry. [谚]井干方知水可贵