expensive
國小小四下/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
adj.昂貴的
costing a lot of money
什麼時候用
expensive 形容的是東西，不是價格。「價格很貴」不能說 The price is expensive，要說 The price is high 或 The item is expensive。
常見錯誤
- price 只能配 high／low，不能配 expensive／cheap。
- 比較級是 more expensive，不是 expensiver。
- 「太貴買不起」常說 too expensive to afford，或直接 can't afford it。
常見搭配
- far too expensive
- an expensive mistake
- expensive to run
例句
That bag is expensive.
那個包很貴。
The rent here is high; the apartments are expensive.
這裡租金很高，公寓很貴。
That was an expensive mistake.
那是個代價很高的錯誤。