exorbitant
用法要点
句型搭配
常用于描述价格、费用、租金等,强调其不合理的高昂程度,常与名词如 price、fee、rent 等搭配。
介词用法
通常不直接与特定介词搭配,但可在句子中与 for 或 in 等介词连用,表示针对某事物或情境。
语域说明
多用于正式或书面语境,如商务、学术或新闻报道中,表达对过高成本的批评或不满。
基础例句
The hotel charged an exorbitant price for a simple room.
这家酒店对一间普通房间收取了过高的价格。
I think the rent for this apartment is exorbitant.
我认为这套公寓的租金太高了。
She paid an exorbitant amount for that designer bag.
她为那个设计师包付了一大笔钱。
The taxi fare from the airport was exorbitant.
从机场打的的费用高得离谱。
高级例句
The company faced criticism for its exorbitant executive bonuses during the economic downturn.
在经济衰退期间,该公司因高管奖金过高而受到批评。
The study highlights the exorbitant costs associated with healthcare in urban areas.
这项研究强调了城市地区医疗保健相关的高昂成本。
Investors are concerned about the exorbitant interest rates on new loans.
投资者对新贷款的高利率感到担忧。
The contract included exorbitant penalties for late delivery, which raised legal issues.
合同中包含了对延迟交货的过高罚款,这引发了法律问题。
高频搭配
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常见错误
exorbitant 本身已表示“过高的”,不需要再加 high,否则会冗余。正确用法是直接用 exorbitant 修饰名词。
exorbitant 通常不直接修饰 salary,因为 salary 本身是中性词。更地道的表达是用 exorbitantly 作为副词修饰 high,或说 exorbitant pay。
近义词辨析
excessive
excessive 泛指任何过度的量或程度,可用于正面或负面语境;而 exorbitant 特指价格、费用等不合理地过高,带有更强的负面批评意味。
Excessive exercise can be harmful. (过度运动可能有害。) vs. The rent is exorbitant in this city. (这个城市的租金高得离谱。)
outrageous
outrageous 强调令人震惊或愤慨的过分行为或价格,情感色彩更强烈;exorbitant 更侧重于客观描述过高,常用于商务或正式语境。
The service was outrageous and unacceptable. (服务差得令人发指,无法接受。) vs. The legal fees were exorbitant but within the contract. (律师费过高,但仍在合同范围内。)