单词 | value |
释义 | value/ˈvaljuː![]() noun 1 [mass noun] The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something: your support is of great value...
Synonyms merit, worth, usefulness, use, utility, practicality, advantage, desirability, benefit, gain, profit, good, service, help, helpfulness, assistance, effectiveness, efficacy, avail, importance, significance, point, sense informal mileage 1.1The material or monetary worth of something: prints seldom rise in value [count noun]: equipment is included up to a total value of £500...
Synonyms price, cost, worth; market price, selling price, asking price, monetary value, face value 1.2The worth of something compared to the price paid or asked for it: at £12.50 the book is good value [count noun]: North American the wine represents a good value for $17.95...
2 (values) Principles or standards of behaviour; one’s judgement of what is important in life: they internalize their parents' rules and values...
Synonyms principles, moral principles, ethics, moral code, morals, moral values, standards, moral standards, code of behaviour, rules of conduct, standards of behaviour 3The numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number: the mean value of x...
4 Music The relative duration of the sound signified by a note.Rhythmic values are quarter, eighth and half notes, and only the major finger pattern is used in the first chorale....
5 Linguistics The meaning of a word or other linguistic unit.In either case, the reference to neat depends on its use earlier and on its value as a word....
5.1The quality or tone of a spoken sound; the sound represented by a letter.Digraphs U often has the secondary function of indicating a modified value for a preceding letter....
6The relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular colour: the artist has used adjacent colour values as the landscape recedes...
verb (values, valuing, valued) [with object] 1Estimate the monetary worth of: his estate was valued at £45,000...
Synonyms evaluate, assess, estimate, appraise, assay, rate, price, put/set a price on, cost (out) 2Consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of: she had come to value her privacy...
Synonyms appreciate, rate (highly), esteem, hold in high esteem, hold in high regard, hold dear, have a high opinion of, think highly of, think much of, set (great) store by, attach importance to, respect, admire, prize, cherish, treasure cherished, treasured, dear, prized, favourite, precious, worth its/one's weight in gold; special, appreciated, esteemed, respected, highly regarded, well thought of Phrasesvalue for money OriginMiddle English: from Old French, feminine past participle of valoir 'be worth', from Latin valere. Rhymes |
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