English Dictionary

priceless

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɹaɪsləs/

形容詞

くだけた表現 皮肉的用法 頻度副詞 廃用 稀用

So precious as not to be sold at any price; invaluable. / Treasured; held in high regard. / (informal, often ironic) Excellent, wonderful, fantastic. / (informal) Ridiculous, absurd, rich.

日本語の意味

値段が付かないほど貴重な、計り知れない価値がある / 大切にされ、非常に高い評価を受けている / （くだけた表現で）素晴らしい、素敵な、最高の / （くだけた表現で）馬鹿げた、ばかげた

The watch his grandfather gave him is priceless, not because of its material value but because of the memories attached to it.

祖父がくれたその時計は、物質的な価値ではなく、そこに込められた思い出のためにかけがえのないものだ。

意味（1）

So precious as not to be sold at any price; invaluable.

For he the night before, in Tarquin’s tent, / Unlock’d the treasure of his happy state; / What priceless wealth the heavens had him lent / In the possession of his beauteous mate;

意味（2）

Treasured; held in high regard.

I do not hope that any love and duty I may render in return, will ever make me worthy of your priceless confidence […]

意味（3）

(informal, often ironic) Excellent, wonderful, fantastic.

“And have you had a lovely evening?” / “Oh, priceless,” I said.

意味（4）

(informal) Ridiculous, absurd, rich.

“You son of a bitch,” she exploded. “You talk. You, of all people. You. That’s priceless.”

意味（5）

(informal) Very amusing, hilarious.

Paul laughed heartily and said she was priceless, but Hannah remained so contritely straight-faced that his laughter sounded to himself as if it had just a trace of incipient madness in it, and he suddenly sobered, blinking rapidly.

意味（6）

(obsolete) Of no value; worthless.

Thou wilt complaine, False now’s thy Looking— Which renders that quite tarnisht, w[hi]ch was green; (glasse: And Priceless now, what Peerless once had been: Upon thy Forme more wrinkles yet will fall, And comming downe, shall make no noise at all.

意味（7）

(uncommon) Without a price assigned.

DeepMind, the British company discussed in chapter 2, was sold to Google for £400 million in 2014 without even a golden share for government. It is now priceless, almost certainly not for sale at any price.

more priceless （ comparative ）

most priceless （ superlative ）