| 单词 | precious |
| 释义 | precious —preciously, adv. —preciousness, n. /presh"euhs/, adj. 1. of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. 2. highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. 3. dear; beloved: a precious child. 4. affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners. 5. flagrant; gross: a precious fool. n. 6. a dearly beloved person; darling. adv. 7. extremely; very: She wastes precious little time. [1250-1300; ME preciose ( < OF precios) < L pretiosus costly, valuable, equiv. to preti(um) PRICE, value + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. See valuable. 3. darling, cherished. |
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