英语词汇“costly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that's costly is expensive. The worst kind of news you can hear from your car mechanic is that you need costly repairs.

Things that cost a lot of money are costly, but you can also use the word for events that cost you other things — like time, happiness, or advantage. A soldier's costly mistake might result in someone's death, and a costly law might end up hurting the people it's meant to help.In the 13th century, costful was used instead, and both words stem from cost, which has a Latin root, constare, "to stand at," or "to cost."

WORD FAMILY

costly: costlier, costliest, costliness+/cost: costed, costing, costless, costly, costs/costing: costings

USAGE EXAMPLES

If there’s a silver lining, it’s in the growing awareness that costly government regulations stunt the ag economy.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

These days, such deliberately crafted products are simply too costly to compete for a mass market.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

But his parents thought his dreams were too costly, and he was sent to the local police academy instead.

Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017)

1adj having a high price

costly jewelry

Syn

dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy
expensive

high in price or charging high prices

2adj entailing great loss or sacrifice

Syn

dearly-won
expensive

high in price or charging high prices

单词	costly
释义	costly (once / 399 pages) adj Something that's costly is expensive. The worst kind of news you can hear from your car mechanic is that you need costly repairs. Things that cost a lot of money are costly, but you can also use the word for events that cost you other things — like time, happiness, or advantage. A soldier's costly mistake might result in someone's death, and a costly law might end up hurting the people it's meant to help.In the 13th century, costful was used instead, and both words stem from cost, which has a Latin root, constare, "to stand at," or "to cost." WORD FAMILY costly: costlier, costliest, costliness+/cost: costed, costing, costless, costly, costs/costing: costings USAGE EXAMPLES If there’s a silver lining, it’s in the growing awareness that costly government regulations stunt the ag economy. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) These days, such deliberately crafted products are simply too costly to compete for a mass market. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But his parents thought his dreams were too costly, and he was sent to the local police academy instead. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj having a high price costly jewelry Syn dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy expensive high in price or charging high prices 2adj entailing great loss or sacrifice Syn dearly-won expensive high in price or charging high prices
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