"expensive" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 昂貴的
• 很貴的

Definition

如果某樣東西是expensive，意思是它比類似的東西或人們通常預期支付的價格更貴。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用來談論價格，如 'an expensive car'、'too expensive'、'more expensive than'。說價格數字時，英語裡常說 'high'，如 'The price is high'，而不直接用 'expensive'。反義詞是 'cheap'；更中性的說法有 'inexpensive' 和 'affordable'。

Examples

This bag is expensive.

這個包很**貴**。

The hotel was too expensive for us.

這家飯店對我們來說太**貴**了。

New phones are more expensive than before.

新手機比以前更**貴**了。

I'd love to go, but that restaurant is a bit expensive.

我很想去，但那家餐廳有點**貴**。

It looks expensive, even though I got it on sale.

它看起來很**貴**，雖然我是打折時買的。

Living in the city has gotten really expensive lately.

最近住在城市裡真的變得很**貴**。