extortionate

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extortionate — 形容詞

  • extortionatepositive
  • more extortionatecomparative
  • most extortionatesuperlative

1. much more expensive than is reasonable or fair, often in a way that seems dishon

1.形容詞B2
釋義

漫天要價

價格高到不合理、不公平的

much more expensive than is reasonable or fair, often in a way that seems dishonest

例句

The only hotel in town charged extortionate rates after all the others closed down.

鎮上唯一一家旅館在其它旅館都倒閉後，開出了昂貴得離譜的房價。

collocation: extortionate rates / extortionate prices

Lakshmi refused to pay the extortionate fee the mechanic charged for a simple repair.

Lakshmi 拒絕支付技師對一項簡單維修所收取的敲竹槓費用。

collocation: extortionate fee

常見搭配
  • extortionate prices
  • extortionate fees
  • extortionate rent
  • extortionate charges
  • extortionate rates
  • extortionate costs
  • extortionate interest
同義詞
  • exorbitant

    Very close in meaning and formality; 'exorbitant' is slightly more neutral, while 'extortionate' more strongly suggests unfairness or dishonesty.

  • outrageous

    Adds a note of moral shock; suggests the price is not just high but shockingly unfair. Less specific to pricing than 'extortionate'.

  • inflated

    Suggests the price has been pushed up artificially or unreasonably, often compared to a normal baseline.

  • prohibitive

    Focuses on the result — the cost is so high that it prevents people from buying or doing something.

反義詞
  • reasonable

    A fair and sensible price that most people would accept.

  • affordable

    Within most people's financial reach; opposite of 'prohibitive' or 'extortionate'.

文法句型

extortionate + noun (price, fee, rent, charge)

be + extortionate

用法筆記

Frequently used to describe prices, fees, rents, or charges that the speaker considers unfair. Stronger and more emotive than 'expensive' or 'costly'; the word carries a moral judgment that the cost is not just high but unreasonable.

常見錯誤

This hotel is extortionate.
This hotel charges extortionate rates for basic rooms.
'extortionate' usually modifies a specific price, fee, or charge, not a person or place directly.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • extortionate prices
  • extortionate fees
  • extortionate rent
  • extortionate charges
  • extortionate rates
  • extortionate cost
  • extortionate interest

副詞搭配

  • truly extortionate
  • positively extortionate
  • absolutely extortionate

常用片語

  • at an extortionate price
  • at extortionate rates