昂贵

• 拼音: áng guì
• 汉字拆解: 昂 = 日 (sun) + 卬 (to look up); 贵 = expensive

含义

Expensive; costly; high-priced.

Describes something with a high price, often implying it may be excessively so. More formal than 贵. Can also be used figuratively for high costs (time, effort, consequences).

例句

1. 这个地段的房价非常昂贵，普通人买不起。
2. 昂贵的医疗费用让很多家庭不堪重负。
3. 这次失误让公司付出了昂贵的代价。

用法指南

语境: economic, descriptive

语气: evaluative

正确说法

• 这些药物非常昂贵。(These medications are very expensive.)
• 战争的代价是昂贵的。(The cost of war is high.)

错误说法

• 对便宜的东西说'太昂贵了' (Don't use 昂贵 for minor price differences — reserve it for truly high prices)

起源与历史

昂 (to raise/high) + 贵 (expensive). Together: highly expensive.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal