the worth of [something]
表示某事物的价值或重要性,常用 the worth of 结构。
We should not underestimate the worth of this discovery.
我们不应低估这一发现的价值。
价值;用处;长处
worths — plural of worth
(按价值或时间计的)数量;工作量;沃思(Charles Frederick Worth,巴黎高级定制时装的创始人);具有特定价值的不确定数量的东西;价值;优点;长处
Value; merit or usefulness.
价值。
Value.
具有特定价值的不确定数量的东西
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
价值;优点;长处
Merit, excellence.
使某物变得可取、有价值或有用的品质
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
在特定时间内可达到或生产的数量。
An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
法国时装设计师(出生于英国),被认为是巴黎高级时装的创始人;以引入裙撑著称(1825-1895)
French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
The worth of the old book was recognized only after the expert examined it.
这本旧书的价值直到专家鉴定后才得到认可。
用法提示:这里worth是名词,表示“价值”,在句中作主语。
AI contextual example
Her advice has real worth for anyone starting a small business.
她的建议对任何创办小企业的人都有真正的价值。
用法提示:worth作名词,表示“价值”,在句中作has的宾语。
AI contextual example
We cannot measure a person's worth by their salary alone.
我们不能仅仅用薪水来衡量一个人的价值。
用法提示:worth为名词,表示“价值;长处”,作measure的宾语。
AI contextual example
表示某事物的价值或重要性,常用 the worth of 结构。
We should not underestimate the worth of this discovery.
我们不应低估这一发现的价值。
表示某数量份量的东西。注意所有格写法:单数用 's,复数在 s 后加 ',如 ten dollars' worth。
I bought a week's worth of groceries.
我买了一周的食品杂货。
of worth 是较正式的说法,相当于 valuable。
She is a person of great worth.
她是一位很有价值的人。
value 侧重具体可衡量或实用的价值,比 worth 更常与金钱挂钩;表示抽象价值时两者常可互换。
merit 强调应获得赞赏或奖励的优良品质,不能用于表示按价值或时间计算的数量的 worth。
usefulness 只强调实用价值,不涵盖内在价值、审美价值或精神价值,而 worth 的含义更广。
excellence 指高水平的优秀品质,程度比 worth 强;并非所有 worth 的用法都能直接换成 excellence。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a man of worthy.
正确表达He is a man of worth.
worth 作名词表示“价值、优点”,而 worthy 是形容词,不能用在介词 of 后面;应使用名词形式 worth。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have one week worth of work to do.
正确表达I have one week's worth of work to do.
表示“一星期的量”时,英语用所有格 week's + worth,相当于“一星期的价值/工作量”;不能直接说 one week worth。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has many worths as a teacher.
正确表达She has great worth as a teacher.
worth 表示“价值、优点”时是不可数名词,不能加 s 或与 many 连用;要用 much/great 等修饰。
针对“worth”表示“价值、长处”的名词义:worthlessness 是其直接反义词,指毫无价值或没有用处;与 demerit 不同,它强调整体无价值而非具体缺点。
针对“worth”表示“优点、长处”的名词义:demerit 是常规反义词,指缺点、过失或不足之处;它不等同于 worthlessness,后者指整体上无价值。
value 强调金钱上的价值或重要性;worth 作名词更侧重内在价值或数量,如 a day's worth。
merit 指值得称赞的品质或成就;worth 作名词指事物本身的价值或用处。
price 是买卖标的的价钱;worth 是抽象的价值或等值数量,如 a dollar's worth of apples。
净资产
The company's net worth grew by 20% this year.
这家公司的净资产今年增长了20%。
自我价值(感)
Regular exercise can improve your self-worth.
经常锻炼能提升你的自我价值感。
足够一星期的量
We packed a week's worth of food for the trip.
我们为这次旅行打包了一周的食物。
证明自己的价值
She proved her worth by finishing the project early.
她提前完成项目,证明了自己的价值。
物有所值;钱花得值
The ticket is expensive, so stay all day and get your money's worth.
门票很贵,所以待上一整天,让门票物有所值。
很有价值;具有重要价值
The old library is of great worth to students.
这个旧图书馆对学生很有价值。
指商品或服务的售价,与worth表示货币价值的含义密切相关。
指获取某物所需的代价,常用于评估worth时的比较。
指拥有经济价值的物品,与worth所指的价值总量相关。
指积累的有价值资源,常与worth如net worth(净资产)搭配使用。
指有经济价值的资源,与worth表示个人或实体的总价值有关。
不管怎样;仅供参考
For what it's worth, I thought your presentation was excellent.
不管怎样,我觉得你的演示非常出色。
称职的;能干的
Any teacher worth their salt would never give up on a student.
任何称职的老师都不会放弃学生。
极其宝贵的;非常有用的
Reliable staff are worth their weight in gold.
可靠的员工极其宝贵。
品行造就人,品行缺失则沦为凡人;其余一切都是皮革或粗布。
From Alexander Pope's poem 'Epistle to Sir Richard Temple, Lord Cobham' (1734). Pope argues that a person's true merit (worth) defines them, while a lack of merit reduces a person to a common 'fellow.' The 'leather or prunello' represent cheap outward trappings, contrasting a person's appearance with their inner value.
出自亚历山大·蒲柏的诗《致理查德·坦普尔爵士,科巴姆勋爵》(1734年)。蒲柏认为,一个人真正的品行(价值)定义了他本人,而缺少品行则使人沦为“凡人”。诗中的“皮革或粗布”代表廉价的外表,用来对照外表与内在价值。
一件东西的价值,往往在失去时才最清楚。
An old English proverb. It means that you often only recognize the true value of something after you have lost it or when it is lacking. It is similar to the saying 'You never know what you've got till it's gone.'
一句古老的英国谚语,意思是人们往往在失去某物或缺少某物时,才真正认识到它的价值。它类似于“失去了才懂得珍惜”这一说法。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.