Overpriced

释义 Definition

（价格）定得过高的；要价太贵的，超出其合理价值或市场水平的。

发音 Pronunciation

/ˌoʊvərˈpraɪst/

例句 Examples

The coffee is overpriced.
这杯咖啡太贵了。

Many people think the apartment is overpriced considering its small size and noisy location.
考虑到它面积小、位置又吵，很多人认为这套公寓要价过高。

词源 Etymology

由前缀 **over-**（“过度、超过”）+ priced（定价的，来自 price “价格”）构成，字面意思是“被定价得过高”。

相关词 Related Words

• Expensive
• Costly
• Overvalued
• Pricey
• Inflated
• Unreasonable
• Rip-off
• Underpriced

文学作品 Literary Works

• Freakonomics — Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
• Naked Economics — Charles Wheelan
• The Big Short — Michael Lewis