英语词汇“worth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	worth
释义	worth I. \ˈwərth, ˈwə̄th, ˈwəith\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English worthen, from Old English weorthan, wurthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan, Latin vertere to turn, Sanskrit vartate it is turned, happens, Lithuanian versti to turn, virsti to fall, become archaic : to come to be : become — usually used in the phrase woe worth with a following noun or pronoun II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weorth of (a specified) value, worthy; akin to Old High German werd worth, worthy, Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths, Old English wierthe worth, worthy 1. archaic : having monetary or material value < my time or labor was little worth — Daniel Defoe > 2. archaic : exhibiting or marked by desirable or useful qualities : estimable < she is a woman more worth than any man — Shakespeare > < whose life, whose thoughts were little worth — Alfred Tennyson > III. preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weorth, adjective 1. a. : having the value of : equal in value to < the horse is worth $300 > < grants in … the state were to be worth millions in timber and iron — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < decide whether they are worth the price asked — S.H.Adams > < the matter is not worth a straw > < what's it worth > b. : having possessions or income equal to : equal in worth to : possessed of < he is worth at least $500,000 > < was worth a small fortune — Angus Macleod > 2. : furnishing an equivalent for : justifying the expenditure or exchange of < are incentives worth the effort — Bruce Payne > < doesn't think he's worth a damn — Hamilton Basso > 3. : deserving of < such books are worth deliberate and thoughtful perusal — L.R.McColvin > < the scene is well worth a visit — Ted Sumner > < ideals worth fighting for > < the question of what emotions are worth expressing — C.W.H.Johnson > < hardly worth our attention > 4. : capable of < ran for all he was worth > • - worth one's salt IV. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weorth; akin to Old High German wert value, price, worth, Old Norse verth, Gothic wairth; all from a prehistoric substantive use of the adjective represented by Gothic wairths worth, worthy 1. a. : monetary value < mining operations of tremendous worth — R.L.Taylor > < farmhouse and lands of little worth > b. : the equivalent of a specified amount or figure < a penny's worth of wine — E.O.Hauser > < $130 worth of corn and alfalfa — Clyde Hostetter > < insuring that the government gets its money's worth — T.W.Arnold > < an hour's worth of hard labor > 2. : the usually relative value of something measured or judged by its qualities or by the esteem with which it is regarded < device that proved its worth — C.L.Boltz > < collections of independent essays or chapters of varying worth — F.N.Robinson > < the ultimate worth of elaborate techniques — Howard M. Jones > < the ultimate test of true worth is pleasure — G.L.Dickinson > 3. a. : moral, intellectual, or personal value < inspired by a sense of individual human worth — George Woodcock > < the child … whose dignity and worth are respected — Dorothy Barclay > < problem of aging is to retain a sense of worth — George Lawton > b. : merit, excellence < most colleges offer scholarships on the basis of need and worth > < work at which they have proved their worth and their competence — F.J.R.Rodd > < propensity is to build up reputations beyond their intrinsic worth — Atlantic > 4. : the value of one's material possessions : wealth, riches < his personal worth is estimated at five million > Synonyms: see value
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