expensive
gb/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/ us/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
A2
英語
~ 1700
語義
0件の語義
adjective
A2
property
1
costing a lot of money
Costing a lot of money.
用法パターン：
[something] is expensive
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expensive' with 'valuable'; 'valuable' means worth a lot, but not necessarily costly to buy.
類義語
costly (Slightly more formal; can also imply figurative cost such as effort or loss.)
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pricey (Informal; often used in casual conversation.)
対義語
cheap (Implies low price, sometimes with the connotation of low quality.)
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inexpensive (Neutral term for low price without implying poor quality.)
コロケーション
expensive car
|expensive restaurant
|expensive clothes
|expensive gift
|expensive habit
テーマ
shopping
|economy
|daily life
|daily_life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
例文
- This watch is too expensive for me to buy.
- We stayed at an expensive hotel by the beach.
- Organic food can be more expensive than regular food.
- He bought her an expensive piece of jewelry.
- Eating out every night is becoming expensive.
学習者向け例文
- The shoes are expensive.
- This phone is very expensive.
- That restaurant is expensive.
- Her dress looks expensive.
文法
辞書形
expensive
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
US/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
音節・強勢
ex - pens - ive （3音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pens)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: expensive
関連語
Core family
expense
noun B1
expensively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inexpensive
adjective B1
inexpensively
adverb
Advanced or less common
expenditure
noun B2
expend
verb B2
表現
at an expensive price
1/ˈæt ən ɪkspˈɛnsɪv pɹˈaɪs/
fixed phrase
paying a lot of money for something
Paying a lot of money to get something.
例文
- He got the tickets at an expensive price because he bought them late.
- They managed to buy the house, but at an expensive price.
make [something] expensive
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
cause something's cost to be high
To cause the price of something to be high.
例文
- High demand can make housing expensive in big cities.
- Import taxes make these goods expensive.
too expensive for [someone]
1/tˈu ɪkspˈɛnsɪv fɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
cost more than someone can afford
Costing more money than someone can pay or wants to pay.
例文
- That car is too expensive for me.
- This holiday is too expensive for most families.