2010-03-17

英文單字用法 : Worth

以下資料是查了牛津、朗文及collins cobuild字典的結果
  1. 當介係詞:It is worth mentioning. 值得提及。 ( worth=介;mentioning=動名詞,介+名是正確的)
  2. 當不可數名詞+物:That is about US$100 worth of damage. 那是約美金100元的損失。(worth 前可以不用加冠詞)
  3. 當不可數名詞+人:The job has robbed me of all worth. 這工作把我有價值的都搶走了>>這工作壓榨我
  4. 當形容詞:No one can say what another man is worth.沒有人可以說一個人價值多少
另外跟worth相關的用法
  1. worthless:形容詞﹣不值得
  2. worthy :形容詞﹣Their performance is is worthy of our attention. (他們的表現值得我們注意)
  3. worthwhile:形容詞﹣It is a worthwhile quality. 它是個價得的品質