"king's ransom" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 巨額贖金
• 天價

Definition

指極其龐大的金額或價值，大到只有國王才付得起。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是比喻用法，不是字面意思。常用來形容價格極高的東西（如：'This cost a king's ransom'）。多見於書面或正式語境。

Examples

That painting must be worth a king's ransom.

那幅畫一定值**巨額贖金**。

He paid a king's ransom for his new car.

他為新車付了**天價**。

A diamond that size is worth a king's ransom.

那種大小的鑽石值**巨額贖金**。

My parents spent a king's ransom on my college education.

我父母花了**巨額贖金**讓我上大學。

Tickets to the concert are selling for a king's ransom online.

音樂會門票在網上賣到**天價**。

You’d have to pay a king's ransom to live in this part of the city.

想住在這市區得付**天價**。