Pricey means expensive — it costs a lot of money. It is an informal, spoken kind of word.

Priceypricey means expensive意思是很貴 — it costs a lot of money要花很多錢. It這 is an informal, spoken kind of word是一個口語、非正式的字.

You say a restaurant is a bit pricey, or those shoes are pricey, when you want to complain softly, without a big speech. The 'a bit' is very common; it makes the complaint gentler.

You say a restaurant is a bit pricey你會說一間餐廳有點pricey, or those shoes are pricey或那雙鞋子pricey, when you want to complain softly, without a big speech這是想要委婉地抱怨一下，不用長篇大論. The 'a bit'『a bit』 is very common很常見; it makes the complaint gentler它會讓抱怨聽起來更溫和.

Though actually, pricey is not as angry as 'a rip-off' and not as stiff as 'costly'. It is everyday English, a little light, used by ordinary people in shops, cafés, and about clothes or trips. You would not usually put it in a formal report; there you would say expensive or high-priced.

Though actually不過其實, pricey is not as angry as 'a rip-off'pricey沒有『a rip-off』那麼生氣 and not as stiff as 'costly'也沒有『costly』那麼死板. It is everyday English, a little light這是日常英文，帶點輕鬆的感覺, used by ordinary people in shops, cafés, and about clothes or trips一般人在店裡、咖啡廳，或聊到衣服、旅行的時候會用. You would not usually put it in a formal report你通常不會把它用在正式報告裡; there you would say expensive or high-priced在那種場合你會說expensive或high-priced.

It does not mean 'having a price' in a good way. Priceless is a different word: so special you cannot name a price — not the opposite of pricey (the everyday opposite is cheap).

It does not mean 'having a price' in a good way它不是指『有價格』這種好的意思. PricelessPriceless is a different word是另一個字: so special you cannot name a price意思是特別到無法標價 — not the opposite of pricey不是pricey的反義詞 (the everyday opposite is cheap)（pricey日常的反義詞是cheap）.