喜樂美語
  1. 1aB1/ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪv/不貴

    Not costing a lot of money, often used about things that are still good or useful.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mum cooked a simple, inexpensive meal with rice and eggs.

    逐字媽媽煮了一頓簡單、不貴的餐，用米和蛋。

    「inexpensive」是「價錢不高」的客氣、中性說法，書面較常見。它多半只講價格，不像 cheap 有時帶「品質差」的感覺；常配「東西其實不錯」。跟 cheap 容易搞混——cheap 口語更常說，有時聽起來像「便宜沒好貨」；inexpensive 比較像「不貴、還可以」。核心畫面可以想成「價錢不高，但語氣比較客氣」。

    常見搭配

    • relatively inexpensive

      相對不貴；比較起來價錢不高

      not expensive when compared with similar things

      Corn oil is relatively inexpensive for everyday cooking.

    • an inexpensive meal

      一頓不貴的餐

      a meal that does not cost a lot

      After the game we shared a simple inexpensive meal.

    • an inexpensive way to…

      一個不貴的做法／方法

      a method that does not cost much

      Biking is an inexpensive way to get to school.

    • inexpensive furniture

      不貴的家具

      furniture that does not cost a lot

      They bought inexpensive furniture for the new study room.

    • an inexpensive source of…

      不貴的……來源

      something useful that does not cost much

      Eggs are an inexpensive source of protein for lunch boxes.

    • inexpensive prices

      不貴的價格

      prices that are not high

      The hotel offers clean rooms at inexpensive prices.

    用法接近

    good valuebargaincompetitivelow-priced

core核心畫面

Picture the price tag not making you wince: you can pay it without thinking twice, and nothing about the word hints that the thing is poor. inexpensive keeps the talk on the money side only — it says the price is low and stops there.

可以想成看到標價的那一刻眉頭沒有皺起來：付得下手，而且這個字本身完全沒有暗示東西不好。inexpensive 把話只留在價錢這一面——它說「花得不多」，然後就停在那裡。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

比較級 more inexpensive最高級 most inexpensive

用法接近

good valuebargaincompetitivelow-priced

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

inexpensiveadj/ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

  • 1

    Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.

    • Cameras for black and white recording are relatively inexpensive, but color cameras cost twice to four times as much.
    • And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.
  • 2

    Not extravagant in expenditure.

    • The Swiss people are frugal and inexpensive in their own habits […]

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