| 释义 |
prized, ppl. a.|praɪzd|
[f. prize v.1 + -ed1.]
1. Greatly valued; highly esteemed.
1538in Lett. Suppress. Monasteries (Camden) 209 The prysed memoryes and perpetuall renowned factes of the famouse princes of Israel. 1856Kane Arct. Expl. II. xvii. 180 Two of our most prized comrades. 1873Emerson Let. 3 May in Westm. Gaz. 7 Aug. (1906) 3/3, I am glad you have seen my prized friend, your Uncle George.
†2. = priced. In quot. 1642, High-priced, expensive. Obs. or dial.
1642Harcourt in Macm. Mag. XLV. 289/2 Some prittee small laces, but not prized ones; for I will spare your pursse as much as may be. 1682J. Flavel Fear 44 'Tis a low priz'd commodity in my eyes. 1710Hearne Collect. 19 Mar. (O.H.S.) II. 362 The priz'd Catalogue wch I have seen. (Priced is still so pronounced by some.) |