precious

adj. 宝贵的；珍贵的；矫揉造作的

n. (Precious)人名；(英)普雷舍斯，普雷舍丝(女名)

中文词源

precious 珍贵的

来自拉丁语pretium,价格，价值，词源同price,prize.引申词义有价值的，值得珍惜的，珍贵的。

precious: precious: [13] Latin pretiōsus ‘expensive, valuable, precious’ was derived from pretium ‘price’ (source of English praise, price, and prize). English acquired it via Old French precios. The sense ‘affected’ was introduced from French in the early 18th century.
=> praise, price, prize
precious (adj.): mid-13c., from Old French precios "precious, costly, honorable, of great worth" (11c., Modern French précieux), from Latin pretiosus "costly, valuable," from pretium "value, worth, price" (see price (n.)). Meaning "over-refined" in English first recorded late 14c. In Johnson's day, it also had a secondary inverted sense of "worthless." Related: Preciously; preciousness.
precious (n.): "beloved or dear person or object," 1706, from precious (adj.).

1. precious <===> appreciate.2. price => precious, appreciate.

1. Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.: 极少数购房者会注意到他们月还款额的减少。

2. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.: 银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

3. After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious.: 在国外呆了4个月后，在家的每一刻都是宝贵的。

4. You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.: 你什么都不关心，除了你自己和你那张娇贵的脸。

5. There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd.: 板球比赛能激起观众热情的地方很少。