英语词源
- worthless (adj.)
- 1580s, from worth (n.) + -less. Related: Worthlessly; worthlessness.
权威例句
- 1. 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。
- 2. 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。
- 3. 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。
- 4. I'd been brainwashed into believing I was worthless.
- 我被洗了脑，认为自己一文不值。
- 5. She had been hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace.
- 她受骗买了条一文不值的项链。
词语辨析
【worthy be ~ of, worthwhile, worth be ~ sth/doing, worthless】
worthy be ~ of: 够得上，值得
worthwhile: 值得花时间的，值得做的
worth be ~ sth/doing: 值得
worthless: 无价值的
【worthwhile, worthless, worth, worthy】
worthwhile: 值得的(可作定语和表语)。如：That is a worthwhile program.(那是一个值得听的节目。)So few movies are worthwhile nowadays.(当今有价值的电影很少。)
worthless: 无价值的，无用的(可作定语和表语，无比较级)。如：These stamps are worthless.(这些邮票无价值。)Don’t read worthless books.(不要读些没用的书。)
worth: 值……钱，值得……的。如：This house is worth a lot of money.(这房值很多钱。)The radio program is worth listening to. (这广播节目值得听。)
worthy: (1)有价值的，可尊敬的(常作定语)。如：The teacher was a worthy man.(那位老师是可尊敬的人。)(2)值得的(常作表语)。如：The man is worthy of praise.(这人值得称赞。)它的动词句式是be worthy to be done (be worth doing).
worthy be ~ of: 够得上，值得
worthwhile: 值得花时间的，值得做的
worth be ~ sth/doing: 值得
worthless: 无价值的
【worthwhile, worthless, worth, worthy】
worthwhile: 值得的(可作定语和表语)。如：That is a worthwhile program.(那是一个值得听的节目。)So few movies are worthwhile nowadays.(当今有价值的电影很少。)
worthless: 无价值的，无用的(可作定语和表语，无比较级)。如：These stamps are worthless.(这些邮票无价值。)Don’t read worthless books.(不要读些没用的书。)
worth: 值……钱，值得……的。如：This house is worth a lot of money.(这房值很多钱。)The radio program is worth listening to. (这广播节目值得听。)
worthy: (1)有价值的，可尊敬的(常作定语)。如：The teacher was a worthy man.(那位老师是可尊敬的人。)(2)值得的(常作表语)。如：The man is worthy of praise.(这人值得称赞。)它的动词句式是be worthy to be done (be worth doing).