单词 | precious |
释义 | Word Frequency precious(ˈprɛʃəs) adjective 1. beloved; dear; cherished 2. very costly or valuable 3. held in high esteem, esp in moral or spiritual matters 4. very fastidious or affected, as in speech, manners, etc 5. informal worthless you and your precious ideas! adverb 6. informal (intensifier) there's precious little left Derived forms preciously (ˈpreciously) adverb preciousness (ˈpreciousness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiōsus valuable, from pretium price, value |
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