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invaluable adj.无价的；非常珍贵的 (1) 但他们从此获得的经验是无价的。(2) 他的经验被证明是无价之宝。(3) 这幅画是无价之宝。(4) 这套古瓷器非常珍贵。(5) 他有许多珍品画。(6) 你对我们的帮助是非常宝贵的。 At first glance, you would think that invaluable means "not valuable." But to understand its meaning, you'd have to know that it was formed from the prefix in- "not" plus the verb value, plus the suffix –able "able to be." So something invaluable has such great value that its value can't be calculated.

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英 [ɪn'væljuəbl] 美 [ɪn'væljuəbl] (1) But the experience they will gain is invaluable.(2) His experience proved an invaluable help.(3) The painting is an invaluable treasure.(4) This set of ancient china is invaluable.(5) He has many invaluable paintings.(6) Your help is invaluable to us. If you're robbed, much of what is stolen can be replaced. All you need is the cash value of what was lost. But some things––family photos, heirloom jewelry––are invaluable, meaning extremely valuable, or priceless. 1[ADJ 形容词]非常宝贵的；极为有用的 If you describe something as invaluable, you mean that it is extremely useful.   [oft ADJ in n/-ing]I was able to gain invaluable experience over that year...在那一年里我有幸获得了非常宝贵的经验。The research should prove invaluable in the study of linguistics...该调查研究在语言学研究领域的重要性应该会得到证实。Their advice was invaluable to me at that stage of my work.他们的建议对我那一阶段的工作非常宝贵。Usage Note :Be careful not to confuse the words invaluable, priceless and worthless.  Something which is invaluable is very useful indeed. …it has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic. Something which is priceless is so precious that it is difficult to give it a value. …priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini. In contrast, something that is worthless is of very little value. I'm afraid your shares are now worthless.切勿混淆 invaluable, priceless 与 worthless。invaluable 表示确实非常有用， 例如：it has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic (它有一个拼写检查程序，对有诵读困难的人会大有用处)。 priceless 表示非常珍贵，无法衡量其价值：priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini (卡诺瓦和贝尔尼尼的无价杰作)。与之相对， worthless 表示没有什么价值。例如：I'm afraid your shares are now worthless (恐怕你的股票现在一文不值了)。

英语单词	invaluable
英美音标	英 [ɪn'væljuəbl] 美 [ɪn'væljuəbl]
中文释义	adj.无价的；非常珍贵的
英语例句	(1) But the experience they will gain is invaluable. (2) His experience proved an invaluable help. (3) The painting is an invaluable treasure. (4) This set of ancient china is invaluable. (5) He has many invaluable paintings. (6) Your help is invaluable to us.
中文例句	(1) 但他们从此获得的经验是无价的。 (2) 他的经验被证明是无价之宝。 (3) 这幅画是无价之宝。 (4) 这套古瓷器非常珍贵。 (5) 他有许多珍品画。 (6) 你对我们的帮助是非常宝贵的。
vocabulary简明	If you're robbed, much of what is stolen can be replaced. All you need is the cash value of what was lost. But some things––family photos, heirloom jewelry––are invaluable, meaning extremely valuable, or priceless.
vocabulary扩展	At first glance, you would think that invaluable means "not valuable." But to understand its meaning, you'd have to know that it was formed from the prefix in- "not" plus the verb value, plus the suffix –able "able to be." So something invaluable has such great value that its value can't be calculated.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]非常宝贵的；极为有用的 If you describe something as invaluable, you mean that it is extremely useful. [oft ADJ in n/-ing] I was able to gain invaluable experience over that year... 在那一年里我有幸获得了非常宝贵的经验。 The research should prove invaluable in the study of linguistics... 该调查研究在语言学研究领域的重要性应该会得到证实。 Their advice was invaluable to me at that stage of my work. 他们的建议对我那一阶段的工作非常宝贵。 Usage Note : Be careful not to confuse the words invaluable, priceless and worthless. Something which is invaluable is very useful indeed. …it has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic. Something which is priceless is so precious that it is difficult to give it a value. …priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini. In contrast, something that is worthless is of very little value. I'm afraid your shares are now worthless. 切勿混淆 invaluable, priceless 与 worthless。invaluable 表示确实非常有用，例如：it has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic (它有一个拼写检查程序，对有诵读困难的人会大有用处)。 priceless 表示非常珍贵，无法衡量其价值：priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini (卡诺瓦和贝尔尼尼的无价杰作)。与之相对， worthless 表示没有什么价值。例如：I'm afraid your shares are now worthless (恐怕你的股票现在一文不值了)。

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