- 1aB2/ˌwɜːrθˈwaɪl/ · /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/值得的
If something is worthwhile, it is useful or important, and you gain something good from the time or effort you give it.
示範例句 · Example
Mei wanted to do a worthwhile job that helped her neighbours.
逐字美想要做一個值得的工作，那個工作幫助她的鄰居。
「worthwhile」說一件事「值得去做」——你花時間、力氣之後，會得到收穫或幫助。常見說法：a worthwhile job／cause（值得做的工作／公益）、it is worthwhile to do／doing something（做這件事值得）。核心畫面可以想成「付出之後有回報」。useful 偏「讓事情比較好做」；worthwhile 偏「這段時間／力氣花得划算」。
常見搭配
worthwhile cause
值得支持的公益／理想
a project or charity that helps people and is worth supporting
The class raised money for a worthwhile cause.
worthwhile job
值得做的工作
work that feels useful or important to do
She hopes to find a worthwhile job after school.
it is worthwhile to do something
做某事是值得的（接 to V）
doing something will bring a useful result
It is worthwhile to ask questions when you are confused.
it is worthwhile doing something
做某事是值得的（接 V-ing）
doing something will bring a useful result
It is worthwhile checking your answers before you hand them in.
well / really / very worthwhile
非常值得
clearly worth the time or effort
The museum visit was really worthwhile.
make something worthwhile
讓某事變得值得
to give something enough value or benefit
Seeing her friends again made the long bus ride worthwhile.
用法接近
worthworthymeaningfulof use
core核心畫面
Picture weighing what you put in against what you got back — the hours, the money, the trouble on one side, and what came of it on the other — and finding that the second side wins. The word is a verdict after the fact, not a description of the thing itself.
原始詞典資料1 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。
worthwhileadj/ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/
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Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
- Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worthwhile.
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