单词 | worthwhile |
释义 | worth1 /wûrth/noun
ORIGIN: OE weorth, wurth (Ger Wert) value worthˈful adjective (archaic)
worthˈless adjective
worthˈlessly adverb worthˈlessness noun worthwhileˈ adjective
for all it's, etc worth To the utmost for all one is worth With all one's might or energy for what it is worth A phrase implying that one is doubtful of the truth of what one has to report or unwilling to be responsible for its accuracy, or aware that one's proposal or suggestion may be of minimal worth well worth Amply repaying the effort of worth it Worth while while /(h)wīl/noun
Until transitive verbTo pass (time) in a leisurely or undemanding way (with away) ORIGIN: OE hwīl; Gothic hweila, Ger Weile whiles conjunction (Bible)
At times (orig genitive of OE hwīl) while-ere or whilere /wī-lārˈ or hwī-lārˈ/ adverb (archaic) A little while ago, formerly whilevˈer conjunction (chiefly Aust) For as long as all the while During all the time (that) in between whiles During the intervals make it worth someone's while (informal) To pay someone well for his or her trouble once (or every once) in a while Now and then the while (Shakespeare) At the present time, in the meantime the whilst (obsolete)
worth (one's) while Worth taking time and trouble over |
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