expensive
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/KK
ɪk·spɛn·sɪv
變化形
more expensive
most expensive
1.
昂貴的；價格高的
需要花很多錢購買或使用的
用法：通常放在名詞前，也可放在連綴動詞後作主詞補語
That restaurant is too expensive for our family.
那間餐廳對我們家來說太貴了。
I wanted to buy the computer, but it was too expensive.
我想買那台電腦，但是它太貴了。
2.
代價高的；耗費很大的
需要付出大量金錢、時間或其他資源的
用法：此義不一定表示某件商品本身價格高，而是強調整體代價或損失很大
Missing the last train was an expensive mistake because I had to take a taxi home.
錯過末班車是個代價很高的錯誤，因為我只好搭計程車回家。
Fixing the old house became expensive.
修理老房子變得很貴。
常見錯誤
I bought an expensive。
I bought an expensive one。
This bag is very expensive price。
This bag is very expensive。
It is expensive for buy a new phone。
It is expensive to buy a new phone。
The shoes are expensive too much。
The shoes are too expensive。
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學習提示
・「昂貴的」通常翻譯為「貴的」，但在正式語境中也可翻譯為「昂貴的」。
・「太貴」可說「too expensive」；「很貴」可說「very expensive」。
・「expensive」可形容價格高，也可形容錯誤或延誤造成的代價很大。