代价 的英文表达

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代价

/kɒst/ /prɪce/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
名词 多义词

基本释义：为获得某物而付出的金钱、时间或精力等

词源：源自汉语"代价"，指交换或获取所需的付出

📚 核心含义

金钱代价

指购买商品或服务所需的金额

The cost of living has increased.
生活成本已经上涨。
经济

牺牲代价

为达成目标而放弃的事物

Success comes at a price.
成功需要付出代价。
人生哲理

机会代价

选择某选项而放弃其他选项的价值

The opportunity cost of this decision is high.
这个决定的机会成本很高。
经济学

"代价"在不同语境下有不同的英文对应词，需根据具体含义选择合适的翻译，如cost、price、sacrifice等。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

The cost of the project exceeded our budget.

He achieved fame at the price of his health.

War requires great sacrifice.

中文翻译

这个项目的成本超出了我们的预算。

他以健康为代价获得了名声。

战争需要巨大的牺牲。

🔊 发音指南

cost

/kɒst/

考斯特（英式）

price

/praɪs/

普莱斯

sacrifice

/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

萨克里法伊斯

发音要点：

常见发音错误

  • 把cost读成"扣斯特"（应为/kɒst/）
  • price中的"r"发音不清晰
  • sacrifice的第二个"c"发/s/音而非/k/音

🎯 常见搭配

high/low + cost

描述成本高低

high cost of production
高生产成本
经济术语

pay the price

付出代价

He paid the price for his mistake.
他为自己的错误付出了代价。
日常用语

make sacrifices

做出牺牲

Parents make sacrifices for their children.
父母为子女做出牺牲。
情感表达

语法注意

cost： 可数/不可数名词
price： 可数名词
sacrifice： 可数/不可数名词

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆：

The cost of freedom is priceless. (语义矛盾)

正确：The price of freedom is high.

We must cost our time for this project. (动词误用)

正确：We must sacrifice our time for this project.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The cost of education is rising.
2. She achieved success at a price.
3. War demands great sacrifices.

1. 教育成本正在上升。

2. 她以某种代价获得了成功。

3. 战争需要巨大的牺牲。

选词填空

选择合适的词填空(cost/price/sacrifice)：

• The ___ of the car is too high for me.
• Freedom often comes at a ___ .
• Mothers make many ___ for their children.

• The price of the car is too high for me.

• Freedom often comes at a price.

• Mothers make many sacrifices for their children.

改错练习

找出并改正错误：

1. The price of living has increased.
2. He cost his health for success.
3. This decision has a high sacrifice.

1. The cost of living has increased.

2. He sacrificed his health for success.

3. This decision has a high opportunity cost.