1620s, "given to profuse expenditure," from expense (n.) + -ive. Meaning "costly, requiring profuse expenditure" is from 1630s. Earlier was expenseful (c. 1600). Expenseless was in use mid-17c.-18c., but there seems now nothing notable to which it applies, and the dictionaries label it "obsolete." Related: Expensively; expensiveness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
因?yàn)檎谑褂煤芏喟嘿F的設(shè)備，所以我非常緊張。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.
反對(duì)理由有兩點(diǎn)：太冒險(xiǎn)而且太昂貴。
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3. They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.
他們確實(shí)從樓上搬到了樓下，因?yàn)榉孔馓F了。
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4. Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
盡管價(jià)格昂貴，但它們經(jīng)久耐用，永不過時(shí)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Retooling, or recasting new toy moulds, is a slow and expensive process.