expensiveness
expensiveness — 名詞
1. the quality that makes something cost a great deal of money, especially when com
昂貴
事物價格很高的特性
the quality that makes something cost a great deal of money, especially when compared with what is usual or expected
Olivia could not believe the expensiveness of renting a one-bedroom flat in the city centre.
Olivia 不敢相信在市中心租一間單人套房竟然這麼昂貴。
the expensiveness of + gerund phrase
Darius started cooking at home after he saw the expensiveness of local restaurants.
Darius 注意到附近餐廳價格昂貴之後，就開始自己煮飯。
Sayaka compared the expensiveness of three laptops before deciding which one to buy.
Sayaka 比較了三臺筆電的昂貴程度後，才決定買哪一臺。
The expensiveness of university tuition makes many students take out large loans.
大學學費十分昂貴，讓許多學生不得不申請大筆貸款。
Beatriz complained about the expensiveness of fresh fruit at the supermarket near her office.
Beatriz 抱怨辦公室附近超市的新鮮水果貴得離譜。
- costliness
more formal; often found in economic or business writing
- dearness
old-fashioned; still heard in British English but rare elsewhere
- high price
the most common everyday alternative, but names the price itself rather than the abstract quality
- cheapness
the direct opposite, though it can carry a negative hint of poor quality
- affordability
focuses on being within people's financial reach, not just low in price
- inexpensiveness
neutral term for the quality of not costing much
文法句型
the expensiveness of + noun/noun phrase
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — never used with 'a' or in the plural. Describes a general quality rather than a specific price figure; for the actual amount of money, use 'cost' or 'price' instead.