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cost·ly AHD[kôstʹlē] D.J.[ˈkɔːstliː]K.K.[ˈkɔstli]adj.（形容词）cost.li.er, cost.li.est - Of high price or value; expensive:价格高的，价值高的；昂贵的：costly jewelry.昂贵的珠宝
- Entailing loss or sacrifice:损失惨重的，牺牲很大的：a costly war.损失惨重的战争
costʹliness n.（名词）costly, expensive, dear, valuable, precious, invaluable, priceless- These adjectives apply to what brings a high price or is of great value.Costly, expensive, and dear refer principally to the cost entailed in acquiring something, costly especially implying high quality or rarity of the purchase: 这些形容词都指带有高价或价值高的。Costly，expensive 和 dear 主要指获得某物涉及的费用， costly 指购买品的质量上乘并稀有： a costly Chinese porcelain jar;珍贵的中国瓷罐；expensive silk underwear.贵重的丝制内衣。"Pictures ought not to be too dear" (John Ruskin).The terms also apply figuratively to what occasions loss or sacrifice: “图画不应太贵” （约翰·罗斯金）。这些词也比喻性地指导致丧失或牺牲的东西： "Morality is a private and costly luxury" (Henry Adams). “道德是私有的且昂贵的奢侈品” （亨利·亚当斯）。 "Avoid shame, but do not seek glory,—nothing so expensive as glory" (Sydney Smith). “避免耻辱，但不要追求荣誉，——荣誉价最高” （西德尼·史密斯）。 "Wisdom is never dear, provided the article be genuine" (Horace Greeley). “文章只要真实，智慧并不难得。” （贺拉斯·格瑞利）。
- Valuable describes what has a high market value ( Valuable 指具有高的市场价值的事物( a valuable painting), but it also applies to immaterial qualities such as benefit, importance, or utility: 价值连城的画)， 但它也指非物质的特征，如利益、重要性或用途： "The shrewd guess,the fertile hypothesis,the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion—these are the most valuable coin of the thinker at work" (Jerome Bruner). “敏锐的猜想，丰富的假设，向试验性结论勇敢的跨越——这些是工作中的思考者有用的东西。” （杰隆·布鲁诺）。
- Precious implies uniqueness and irreplaceability: Precious 暗指独一性和无可替代性： Gold is a precious metal.金子是珍贵金属。Freedom is a precious heritage.自由是宝贵的遗产。
- Invaluable andpriceless describe what is of inestimable worth: Invaluable 和priceless 用来描述具有不可估量价值的东西： "A free government . . . is an invaluable blessing" (Alban Butler). “自由的政府…是无价的赐福” （阿尔本·巴特勒）。 "Although human life is priceless,we always act as if something had an even greater price than life. . . . But what is that something?” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry). “尽管人的生命是珍贵的，但我们做事时却好象总有什么东西比生命更重要…那么这个东西是什么呢？” （安东尼·德·圣爱克修佩瑞）
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