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worthless adj.无价值的；无用的；可鄙的 (1) 应该清除图书馆里无价值的图书。(2) 老人因无用的儿子而感到痛苦。(3) 他傻乎乎地用赢来的钱买了很多没有价值和无用的东西，他因此变得一无所有。 Use the adjective worthless to describe something that has no use or isn't worth any money. Your old broken-down car, a stamp collection with no value, and your no-good roommate who never cleans and won't pay his share of the rent could all be described as worthless. The roots are the Old English words weorð, "equal in value to," and leas, "devoid of."

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英 ['wɜːθləs] 美 ['wɜːrθləs] (1) The worthless books in a library should be weeded out.(2) The old man was cursed with a worthless son.(3) He foolishly spent his winnings on worthless and unnecessary things, and soon he had nothing left. If you have your antique pearl necklace appraised by a jeweler and learn that it's a worthless fake, you'll be terribly disappointed, since something that's worthless has no monetary value. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无价值的；不值钱的；没用处的 Something that is worthless is of no real value or use. The guarantee could be worthless if the firm goes out of business...如果厂家倒闭，保修单就会变得毫无用处。Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.除非能证明训练有效，否则就是白搭。...a worthless piece of old junk.一件不值钱的旧物2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]一无是处的；不中用的 Someone who is described as worthless is considered to have no good qualities or skills.   [usu v-link ADJ]You feel you really are completely worthless and unlovable.你会觉得自己真是毫无价值，一点也不讨人喜欢。worthlessness...feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy.一无是处和难以胜任的感觉Usage Note :Be careful not to confuse the words worthless, invaluable and priceless. Something which is priceless is so precious that it is difficult to give it a value. ...priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini. Something which is invaluable is very useful indeed. It has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic. In contrast, something that is worthless is of very little value. I'm afraid your shares are now worthless.注意不要混淆 worthless, invaluable和 priceless。priceless 指非常宝贵，价值难以估量：priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini (卡诺瓦与贝尔尼尼的无价杰作)。invaluable指非常有用：It has a spelling checker, which is very invaluable if you are dyslexic (它有一个拼写检查程序，对有诵读困难的人非常有用)。而worthless则意为几乎毫无价值：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	worthless
英美音标	英 ['wɜːθləs] 美 ['wɜːrθləs]
中文释义	adj.无价值的；无用的；可鄙的
英语例句	(1) The worthless books in a library should be weeded out. (2) The old man was cursed with a worthless son. (3) He foolishly spent his winnings on worthless and unnecessary things, and soon he had nothing left.
中文例句	(1) 应该清除图书馆里无价值的图书。 (2) 老人因无用的儿子而感到痛苦。 (3) 他傻乎乎地用赢来的钱买了很多没有价值和无用的东西，他因此变得一无所有。
vocabulary简明	If you have your antique pearl necklace appraised by a jeweler and learn that it's a worthless fake, you'll be terribly disappointed, since something that's worthless has no monetary value.
vocabulary扩展	Use the adjective worthless to describe something that has no use or isn't worth any money. Your old broken-down car, a stamp collection with no value, and your no-good roommate who never cleans and won't pay his share of the rent could all be described as worthless. The roots are the Old English words weorð, "equal in value to," and leas, "devoid of."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无价值的；不值钱的；没用处的 Something that is worthless is of no real value or use. The guarantee could be worthless if the firm goes out of business... 如果厂家倒闭，保修单就会变得毫无用处。 Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works. 除非能证明训练有效，否则就是白搭。 ...a worthless piece of old junk. 一件不值钱的旧物 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]一无是处的；不中用的 Someone who is described as worthless is considered to have no good qualities or skills. [usu v-link ADJ] You feel you really are completely worthless and unlovable. 你会觉得自己真是毫无价值，一点也不讨人喜欢。 worthlessness ...feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy. 一无是处和难以胜任的感觉 Usage Note : Be careful not to confuse the words worthless, invaluable and priceless. Something which is priceless is so precious that it is difficult to give it a value. ...priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini. Something which is invaluable is very useful indeed. It has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic. In contrast, something that is worthless is of very little value. I'm afraid your shares are now worthless. 注意不要混淆 worthless, invaluable和 priceless。priceless 指非常宝贵，价值难以估量：priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini (卡诺瓦与贝尔尼尼的无价杰作)。invaluable指非常有用：It has a spelling checker, which is very invaluable if you are dyslexic (它有一个拼写检查程序，对有诵读困难的人非常有用)。而worthless则意为几乎毫无价值：I'm afraid your shares are now worthless (恐怕你的股票现在一文不值了)。

Worthless Invaluable Words Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Priceless Masterpieces Canova