① valuable可作形容詞或名詞。作形容詞時,指珠寶、繪畫等“值錢的,貴重的”,也指發(fā)現(xiàn),意見、信息、時間等“寶貴的,有價值的”;作名詞時,表示“貴重物品”,尤指個人的小件物品,如珠寶等,常用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
His suggestions are always valuable. 他的建議總是很有價值。
Don't waste your valuable time. 不要浪費你寶貴的時間。
Your information is valuable to him. 你的信息對他很有價值。
All her valuables were stolen last night. 她所有的貴重物品昨夜都被偷走了。
② valued因由過去分詞轉(zhuǎn)化而來,故含有被動意味,表示“受到尊重/重視的,很受重視的,很有價值的”,可作定語或表語。
What is your most valued possession?你最貴重的東西是什么?
Henry is my most valued friend. 亨利是我最珍重的朋友。
The friendship between the two peoples is long and highly valued. 兩國人民間的友誼源遠流長,很受珍視。
③ invaluable表示“極有價值的,非常寶貴的,無法估價的”,常與to連用。
These manuscripts are invaluable to scholars and should be kept in a museum. 這些草稿對學者們極有價值,應(yīng)該放到博物館里保存。
It is an invaluable painting. 這是一幅價值連城的繪畫。
④ priceless意為“極其珍貴的,無價的”。
The jewels were said to be priceless. 這些珠寶據(jù)說極為珍貴。
Good health is priceless. 健康的身體是無價之寶。
⑤ valueless意為“無價值的,不值錢的,無用的”,同義詞是worthless,unworthy,反義詞是valuable。
The necklace is completely valueless. 這項鏈一錢不值。
a valueless book 一本毫無價值的書
a priceless book 一本極有價值的書