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valuable, invaluable valueless 与 valued 的区别 1.valuable (宝贵的,有价值的)和 invaluable (极宝贵的,极有价值的)并不是一对反义词,而是一对意义相近的词,后者比前者语气更强,相当于 extremely valuable。如: It was a valuable (an invaluable) painting. 那是一幅很有(极有)价值的画。 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 (money),而是指“极其有用的”(=very useful indeed),即侧重品质而不侧重东西。 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 possession. 祖父的像片是他最珍贵的东西。 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 (I don't put much value on what he says.我不重视他所说的话) set a value on估价, 评价 (I asked him to set a value on the pictures. 我请他对这些画估个价。) set at no value 认为没有价值; 毫不重视 value at 估(某物的)价为 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
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