value

value
noun

[mass noun]the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance or preciousness of something
重要性
your support is of great value.
你的支持很重要。
■the material or monetary worth of something
价值
prints seldom rise in value.
复制艺术品很少升值。
[count noun]equipment is included up to a total value of £500.
包括总值不超过500英镑的设备。
■the worth of something compared to the price paid or asked for it
等值（物)，合算之物
at £12.50 the book is good value.
该书标价12.5英镑是物有所值的。
■the usefulness of something considered in respect of a particular purpose
有用性，益处
some new drugs are of great value in treating cancers.
一些新药在治疗癌症方面有特效。
(values)a person's principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life
价值观念，标准
they internalize their parents' rules and values.
他们继承了父母的准则和价值观。
the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number
（数）值
the mean value of x.
X的平均值。
an accurate value for the mass of Venus.
金星质量的精确值。
(Music)the relative duration of the sound signified by a note
(乐)时值（音符或休止符的长度）
(Linguistics)the meaning of a word or other linguistic unit
(语言学)（词或其他语言单位）确切意义
■the quality or tone of a spoken sound; the sound represented by a letter
值，音值
(Art)the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular colour
(艺术)（色彩）浓淡关系，明暗度
the artist has used adjacent colour values as the landscape recedes.
随着景物后移，艺术家用了相邻色调处理。

(values, valued, valuing)
[with obj.]

(一般作 be valued)estimate the monetary worth of (something)
估价，定价，评价
his estate was valued at £45,000.
他的财产估计有45, 000英镑。
consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of
尊重，重视
she had come to value her privacy and independence.
她开始重视自己的隐私和独立地位。
[as adj. valued]a valued friend.
一个重要的朋友。

常用词组
value for money

(Brit.)used in reference to something that is well worth the money spent on it
(英)物有所值之物
this camera is really good value for money.
这只照相机真的物有所值。

语源

Middle English: from Old French, feminine past participle of valoir 'be worth', from Latin valere

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