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value (n.)

14世纪, “相当于事物内在价值的价格;” 14世纪晚期, “某物有用或可估价的程度”, 来自古法语 value “价值, 价格, 道德价值; 地位, 名誉” (13世纪), 名词使用fem. 过去分词 valoir “be worth”, 来自拉丁语 valere “be strong, be well; be of value, be worth” (来自PIE根 *wal- “to be strong” ). “社会原则” 的意思从1918年开始考证, 据说是从绘画语言中借来的. Value judgment (1889年) 是德语 Werturteil 的借译.

Origin and meaning of value

value (v.)

15世纪中叶, “估价”, 也有“高度评价” 之意, 可能来自 value (n.). 相关链接: Valued, valuing.

Origin and meaning of value

Entries linking to value

*wal- 

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to be strong."

It forms all or part of: ambivalence; Arnold; avail; bivalent; convalesce; countervail; Donald; equivalent; evaluation; Gerald; Harold; invalid (adj.1) "not strong, infirm;" invalid (adj.2) "of no legal force;" Isold; multivalent; polyvalent; prevalent; prevail; Reynold; Ronald; valediction; valence; Valerie; valetudinarian; valiance; valiant; valid; valor; value; Vladimir; Walter; wield.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Latin valere "be strong, be well, be worth;" Old Church Slavonic vlasti "to rule over;" Lithuanian valdyti "to have power;" Celtic *walos- "ruler," Old Irish flaith "dominion," Welsh gallu "to be able;" Old English wealdan "to rule," Old High German -walt, -wald "power" (in personal names), Old Norse valdr "ruler."

ad valorem 
type of customs duties based on the market value of goods at the original place of shipment, 1711, Modern Latin, "(in proportion) to the value," from ad "to" (see ad-) + Late Latin valorem, accusative of valor "value" (see value (n.)). Sometimes abbreviated ad val.

updated on October 13, 2021

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Definitions of value from WordNet
1
value (n.)
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed;
the value assigned was 16 milliseconds
value (n.)
the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable;
the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world
value (n.)
the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else;
he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices
Synonyms: economic value
value (n.)
relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe;
value (n.)
(music) the relative duration of a musical note;
Synonyms: time value / note value
value (n.)
an ideal accepted by some individual or group;
he has old-fashioned values
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value (v.)
fix or determine the value of; assign a value to;
value the jewelry and art work in the estate
value (v.)
hold dear;
Synonyms: prize / treasure / appreciate
value (v.)
regard highly; think much of;
Synonyms: respect / esteem / prize / prise
value (v.)
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of;
Synonyms: measure / evaluate / valuate / assess / appraise
value (v.)
estimate the value of;
Synonyms: rate
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