PETS二級語法講解43:worth 的用法

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worth 的用法
    worth,worthy,worth-while都為adj. 意為"值得".
    1. worth:be worth + n.  當名詞為金錢時,表示"…… 值得……"
    be worth doing sth. "……某事值得被做"
    The question is not worth discussing again and again.
    2. worthy:be worthy of +n. 當名詞為抽象名詞時表示"……值得……"
    be worthy to be done "某事值得被做"
    The question is not worthy to be discussed againand again.
    3. worth-while:be worth-while to do sth  "值得做某事"
    worth while:It is worth while doing sth
    It is worth while sb to do sth.
    典型例題
    It is not ____ to discuss the question again and again.
    A.worth B.worthy C.worth-while D.worth while
    答案C. 由worth的用法可知,此句只適合詞組be worth-while to do sth..因此選C.