核心畫面

One way to hold this word: somewhere there is a book with a number written in it, and the number says what a thing is worth. It might be a company's , where the price paid for a machine is written down and shaved a little each year. It might be a price guide for used cars, where every model and every age has its own line. Either way, the number comes from the record. Whether anyone would actually hand you that much money today is a separate question.

可以想成:某個地方有一本簿子,簿子上寫著某樣東西「應該值多少」。那本簿子可能是公司的帳本——買進的價錢記在上面,每年更多收起可以想成:某個地方有一本簿子,簿子上寫著某樣東西「應該值多少」。那本簿子可能是公司的帳本——買進的價錢記在上面,每年再刮掉一點;也可能是中古車的價目表——每個車款、每個年份都有自己的一行。兩種情況裡,那個數字都是從紀錄上抄下來的。至於今天真的有沒有人願意掏出這麼多錢,那是另一件事。這個落差正是這個詞最有用的地方:它讓你隨時分得清「帳上怎麼寫」和「市場怎麼出價」。

Two branches

會計帳上的價值

這一組就是核心畫面最直接的樣子:簿子是公司的帳本,寫的是自己名下的東西值多少。差別只在看的範圍是一樣東西,還是整間公司。

noun · C1

The amount a company writes down in its accounts for something it owns, such as a machine, a building, or a truck. It starts from the price the company paid, and goes down as the thing gets older, so it can be higher or lower than the price the thing would sell for now.

帳面價值

價目表上的行情價

同一個畫面,簿子換了一本:不是公司內部的帳本,而是人人都能查的中古車價目表。紀錄的權威感還在,「表上寫的不等於實際成交」這個落差也還在。

noun · B2

The price a used car of a certain age, model, and condition should sell for, according to a price guide that dealers and buyers look at.

行情價