"昂贵"这个词在英语中可以翻译为"expensive". 它来源于拉丁语的"expegere", 其中"ex-"意为"out"或"away", 而"pegere"意为"to weigh". 因此, "expegere"原意为"to weigh out", 后来发展成了"to weigh heavily"或"to cost a lot", 最终演变成了现在的"expensive".
下面是一些使用"expensive"的英文例句, 以及它们的中文翻译:
The new iPhone is very expensive. (新的 iPhone 非常昂贵。)
I can't afford to buy that car, it's too expensive. (我买不起那辆车，它太贵了。)
Living in a big city can be expensive. (住在大城市可能很贵。)
These designer shoes are too expensive for me. (这些设计师鞋子对我来说太贵了。)