標不出價錢的貴重
最貼近字面的一支：東西本身值錢到超出計價範圍。
priceless, invaluable · adjective · B2
So valuable that no one can work out how much money it is worth. Used about old or rare things such as paintings, jewellery, antiques, or objects kept in a museum.
無價的
核心畫面
One way to picture it: something so valuable that the price tag breaks down — you cannot put a number on it, because no number would be right.
一樣東西貴到「標不出價錢」——不是很貴而已，是連標價這件事都失效了。你想開個數字，話到嘴邊就停住，因為任何數字講出來…更多收起
一樣東西貴到「標不出價錢」——不是很貴而已，是連標價這件事都失效了。你想開個數字，話到嘴邊就停住，因為任何數字講出來都不對。priceless 字面是 price（價格）+ -less（沒有），所以它說的不是「價格很高」，而是「沒有價格可言」——超出金錢能衡量的範圍。Three branches
無法取代的價值
把「標不出價」從物品移到看不見的東西上：本領、人品、一句建議也可以貴到無法計價。
extremely valuable · adjective · B2
If a skill, quality, piece of advice, or piece of information is priceless, it is so useful or important that nothing else could take its place.
極為寶貴
太經典（口語誇張）
從「無法計價」滑到「無法形容」：說話者用同一個誇張手勢，只是這次指向好笑而非貴重。
hilarious · adjective · C1
Extremely funny — used about a person's face, a moment, or something someone said that made you want to laugh and that you will remember.
太好笑了；超經典
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pricelessadj/ˈpɹaɪslɪs/
- 1
rareWithout a price assigned; unpriced.
- 2
So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price.
- For he the night before in Tarquins Tent, / Vnlockt the treaſure of his happie ſtate: / VVhat priſeleſſe vvealth the heauens had him lent, / In the poſſeſſion of his beauteous mate.
- Shall giue Theodoret to vnderſtand, / His ignorance of the prizeleſſe Ievvell, vvhich / He did poſſeſſe in you, mother in you, […]
- 3
archaicOf no value; valueless; worthless.
- VVhen ſome ſhall ſay, Faire once my Silvia vvas; / Thou vvilt complaine, Falſe novv's thy Looking-glaſſe: / VVhich renders that quite tarniſht vvᶜʰ vvas green, / And Priceleſs novv, vvhat Peerleſs once had been: / Upon thy Forme more vvrinkles yet vvill fall, / And comming dovvne, ſhall make no noise at all.
- [H]e thought of his late friendship with anger and held it cheap, a priceless imitation for which perhaps he had given a pure jewel in stupid exchange.
- 4
Held in high regard; treasured.
- I do not hope that any love and duty I may render in return, will ever make me worthy of your priceless confidence; […]
- If we part I shall be tormented by remorse at not having married. If we marry I shall spend my life mentally kicking myself for having so carelessly given up priceless liberty.
- 5
informalAbsurd; ridiculous.
- “You son of a bitch,” she exploded. “You talk. You, of all people. You. That’s priceless.”
- Where the concrete approach of the realistic nationalists eventually led them is illustrated by the priceless story of how Charles Maurras had “the honor and pleasure,” after the defeat of France, of falling in during his flight to the south with a female astrologer who interpreted to him the political meaning of recent events and advised him to collaborate with the Nazis.
- 6
informalVery amusing; hilarious.
- Paul laughed heartily and said she was priceless, but Hannah remained so contritely straight-faced that his laughter sounded to himself as if it had just a trace of incipient madness in it, and he suddenly sobered, blinking rapidly.
- Hell, those jacks was laughing and laughing like to wet themselves. Even Ernst had a smile on his face, shaking his head like he ain’t believed what he just seen. ‘Aw, Sid,’ Chip gasped. ‘Holy hell, Sid, you priceless.’
- 7
informalExcellent; fantastic; wonderful.
- “And have you had a lovely evening?” / “Oh, priceless,” I said.
- Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint / Forever in debt to your priceless advice
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。