precious
معنی فارسی
گرانبها پر بها پر قيمت قيمتي ساختگي اب تاب دار حسابي تصنعي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/presh´ǝs/adj., adv.
● گرانبها، گرانقیمت، گران، پرقیمت، قیمتی
a precious jewel
گوهر گرانبها
precious metals
فلزات قیمتی
● پرقدر، ارزنده، باارزش، ارزشمند
our precious civil rights
حقوق مدنی ارزشمند ما
his delay caused the loss of a precious opportunity
تاخیر او موجب از دست رفتن یک فرصت پرارزش شد.
● گرامی، عزیز، گرانمایه
Mehri and Julie are very precious to me
مهری و جولی برایم خیلی عزیز هستند.
alas for the precious life that has flown by ...
افسوس بر آن عمر گرانمایه که بگذشت ...
● (به ویژه در رفتار یا بیان) وسواسی، پرتکلف، (زیاده) مبادی آداب، پرتصنع
at times his poetry tends to become precious
گهگاه شعر او پرتصنع میشود.
● (تداعی منفی) چیره، قهار، مفرط
a precious liar
دروغگوی قهار
● (عامیانه) خیلی، بسیار
she said precious little
خیلی کم حرف زد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Old French word 'precios' meaning 'valuable' or 'costly'.
مثال
- She wore a precious necklace that had been passed down through generations.
- The child's laughter was a precious sound to the parents' ears.
- He treasured the precious moments spent with his loved ones.
ترکیبهای رایج
Precious moments Precious gem Precious jewelry
تعریف انگلیسی
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for “a cherished friend” “children are precious” “a treasured heirloom” “so good to feel wanted”
- of high worth or cost “diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones”
- held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature “a valued friend” “precious memories”
- obviously contrived to charm “an insufferably precious performance” “a child with intolerably cute mannerisms” “there is precious little time left”
مترادفها
adjective
1. Costly, of great price, priceless.
2. Very valuable, of great worth, of great value, inestimable, priceless.
3. Dear, beloved, darling, very estimable, highly esteemed or valued, cherished, treasured, prized, idolized, adored.
4. (Ironical.) Good for nothing, worthless contemptible, base, despicable, pitiful.