"what price" in Chinese (Simplified)
以什么代价?值得吗?
Definition
一个用于质问为获得某事需要付出、失去或牺牲什么的表达,常用于质疑是否值得,或强调隐藏的代价。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
正式、书面语表达。多用于反问或讨论牺牲及隐藏成本,日常对话中较少使用。常见于“以什么代价获得成功?”等句式。
Examples
What price are you willing to pay for your dreams?
为了你的梦想,你愿意付出**什么代价**?
He got the job, but what price did he pay?
他得到了这份工作,但付出了**什么代价**?
What price would you put on happiness?
你会给幸福定下**什么价格**?
He finally won the championship, but what price victory when he's lost so much along the way?
他终于赢得了冠军,但当他一路失去了那么多时,这样的胜利**有什么代价**?
What price progress if it destroys the environment?
如果进步以破坏环境为**代价**,这样的进步有什么意义?
She has everything she wanted, but what price happiness if she's lonely?
她拥有了一切,但如果她孤独,这样的幸福**有什么代价**?