“珍贵的”常见的英文表达有 precious、valuable、priceless 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
Precious:强调稀有、珍贵,常带有情感色彩,可用于人、物或时刻等。例如:
These photos are precious to me.(这些照片对我来说很珍贵。)
She's my precious little girl.(她是我珍贵的小女儿。)
Valuable:侧重于有实际价值、重要或有益,可用于物品、信息或经验等。例如:
This is a valuable painting.(这是一幅有价值的画。)
The information you provided was very valuable.(你提供的信息很有价值。)
Priceless:表示极其珍贵、无价之宝,强调无法用金钱衡量。例如:
This antique vase is priceless.(这个古董花瓶是无价之宝。)
The time we spent together was priceless.(我们在一起的时光是无价的。)