英[dɪə(r)]美[dɪr]
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词源记忆法
来自古英语deore,珍贵的,昂贵的。引申义亲爱的,珍重的。比较汉语成语物以稀为贵。
adjective(形容词)exclamation(感叹词)noun(名词)
双解例句
adjective(形容词)exclamation(感叹词)noun(名词)
小知识
If someone or something is dear to you, it means you hold them or it very close to your heart, as in “My country is very dear to me” or “She is a dear friend.”
As a written form of address — such as “Dear Mr. So-and-so” — dear is generally a polite but impersonal standard greeting. Dear can sometimes mean expensive, as in “The cost of food is so dear these days,” though that's a rather dated usage nowadays. Used about children, baby animals, or other examples of insufferable cuteness, dear can also mean “sweet” or “adorable.” In this sense, dear is a favorite word of grandmothers and other doting relations.
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常用短语
单词用法
单词用法
dear主要表示“物以稀”而导致的“贵”,虽然也可指价格“贵”,但更多的是指人们视其“珍贵”。
dear也可表示“亲爱的”,在信函中,常用于称呼前,表示亲昵、客套等,在英式英语中,dear前加my显得更亲切,而在美式英语中,用my比不用my更正式。首字母一般大写。
dear也可表示“亲爱的”,在信函中,常用于称呼前,表示亲昵、客套等,在英式英语中,dear前加my显得更亲切,而在美式英语中,用my比不用my更正式。首字母一般大写。
单词扩展
red deer n.[动]马鹿;欧亚洲的赤鹿sika deer梅花鹿musk deer[动]麝香鹿,麝roe deer n.[动]狍(等于roe)mule deer[动]北美黑尾鹿;长耳鹿
词语辨析
以下这些形容词都表示物品价格”高的,昂贵的”的意思
dear:侧重指要价过高,或远高于公道、合理的价格,其反义词是cheap。
expensive:指物品的价格超过了它本身所值,或超过了购买者的支付能力。
costly:指物品价格高,通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。
dear:侧重指要价过高,或远高于公道、合理的价格,其反义词是cheap。
expensive:指物品的价格超过了它本身所值,或超过了购买者的支付能力。
costly:指物品价格高,通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。