• adj. 寶貴的；珍貴的；矯揉造作的
• n. (Precious)人名；(英)普雷舍斯，普雷舍絲(女名)

來自拉丁語pretium,價格，價值，詞源同price,prize.引申詞義有價值的，值得珍惜的，珍貴的。

precious

precious: [13] Latin pretiōsus ‘expensive, valuable, precious’ was derived from pretium ‘price’ (source of English praise, price, and prize). English acquired it via Old French precios. The sense ‘affected’ was introduced from French in the early 18th century.
=> praise, price, prize

precious (adj.)

mid-13c., from Old French precios "precious, costly, honorable, of great worth" (11c., Modern French précieux), from Latin pretiosus "costly, valuable," from pretium "value, worth, price" (see price (n.)). Meaning "over-refined" in English first recorded late 14c. In Johnson's day, it also had a secondary inverted sense of "worthless." Related: Preciously; preciousness.

precious (n.)

"beloved or dear person or object," 1706, from precious (adj.).

1. Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.

極少數購房者會注意到他們月還款額的減少。

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2. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.

銀行最近沒幾件值得慶賀的事。

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3. After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious.

在國外呆了4個月后，在家的每一刻都是寶貴的。

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4. You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.

你什么都不關心，除了你自己和你那張嬌貴的臉。

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5. There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd.

板球比賽能激起觀眾熱情的地方很少。

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