| 单词 | worth |
| 释义 | worth (once / 32 pages) nadj The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth. The noun worth also means the inherent value of something based on the qualities of excellence, usefulness or importance. Don't underestimate your worth to the group; the whole bake sale would have fallen apart without you, and your brownies were delicious. As an adjective worth describes something that has a value or deserves to be treated a certain way, like when your hard work baking is worth the effort. WORD FAMILYworth: self-worth, worthful, worthless, worths, worthy+/unworthiness: unworthinesses/unworthy: unworthily, unworthiness/worthiness: worthinesses/worthless: worthlessly, worthlessness/worthlessness: worthlessnesses/worthy: unworthy, worthier, worthies, worthiest, worthily, worthiness, worthyly USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s unclear how much the contract will be worth once the golf course opens and starts operating. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) If we must prove our worth, it is possible to be worthless. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Lee with $50 worth of curtains and changed the sign. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful Ant|Hypo|Hyper ineptitude, worthlessness having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful value the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable merit, virtueany admirable quality or attribute demerit, faultthe quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection praisworthinessthe property of deserving praise worthwhilenessvalue sufficient to repay time or effort spent pricethe high value or worth of something invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuablenessthe positive quality of being precious and beyond value cost, monetary value, pricethe property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) cost, price, tollvalue measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something richnessthe quality of having high intrinsic value importancethe quality of being important and worthy of note unimportancethe quality of not being important or worthy of note national incomethe total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr) GNP, gross national productformer measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr) GDP, gross domestic productthe measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year) face value, nominal value, par valuethe value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value book valuethe value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation market price, market valuethe price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace monetary standard, standardthe value behind the money in a monetary system quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 2n an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value 10 dollars worth of gasoline Hypo|Hyper ha'p'orth, halfpennyworth the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny penn'orth, pennyworththe amount that can be bought for a penny indefinite quantity an estimated quantity 3adj having a specified value not worth his salt worth her weight in gold Syn valuable having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange 4adj worthy of being treated in a particular way an idea worth considering Syn deserving worthy having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable Worth (once / 2954 pages) n WORD FAMILY Worth: Worths USAGE EXAMPLESWorth reflecting on is the city’s upswell in violence last year that followed political protests against law enforcement and a pullback in policing. Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017) “They each remind me of him,” said Leonard, who lives in Fort Worth, Tex. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) “They each remind me of him,” said Leonard, who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) n French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895) Syn|Exp Charles Frederick Worth clothes designer, couturier, designer, fashion designer someone who designs clothing |
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