English Dictionary

value

/ˈvæljuː/

noun

The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable. / (uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.

The value of hard work cannot be underestimated.

意味（1）

The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.

The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.

The value of my children's happiness is second only to that of my wife.

意味（3）

That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.

He does not share his parents' values.

意味（4）

The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.

An article may be possessed of the highest degree of utility, or power to minister to our wants and enjoyments, and may be universally made use of, without possessing exchangeable value.

意味（5）

(music) The relative duration of a musical note.

The value of a crotchet is twice that of a quaver.

意味（6）

(art) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.

When pigments of equal value are mixed together, the resulting color will be a darker value. This is the result of subtraction.

意味（7）

(mathematics, physics) Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.

The exact value of pi cannot be represented in decimal notation.

意味（8）

Precise meaning; import.

the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument

意味（9）

(in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.

The vein carries good values.

意味（10）

(obsolete) Esteem; regard.

The French have a high value for them ; and I confess they are often what they call delicate

意味（11）

(obsolete) Valour; also spelled valew.

And him with equall valew countervayld