If something is prized, it is extremely important or valuable to someone. They treasure it. A prized possession might be expensive, or it might be a cheap watch from a grandparent — the 'value' lives in the person's heart, not always in a shop.

If something is prized如果某樣東西是prized, it is extremely important or valuable to someone表示它對某人來說極為重要或珍貴. They他們 treasure it很珍惜它. A prized possession一件prized possession（珍視的東西） might be expensive可能很貴, or it might be a cheap watch from a grandparent也可能只是祖父母留下的一支便宜手錶 — the 'value' lives in the person's heart, not always in a shop那個『價值』是活在這個人心裡，不一定是在店裡.

You will often see it before a noun: her most prized books, a prized player on the team. The feeling is warm and personal, not official.

You will often see it before a noun你常常會看到它放在名詞前面: her most prized booksher most prized books（她最珍視的書）, a prized player on the teama prized player on the team（隊上一位被看重的球員）. The feeling這種感覺 is warm and personal是溫暖、私人的, not official不是官方的.

Though actually, newspapers also use it a little more coldly: a prized contract, a prized seat in parliament — still 'valued highly,' but by a company or a party, not by a grandchild.

Though actually不過其實, newspapers also use it a little more coldly報紙也會用比較冷冰冰的方式用它: a prized contracta prized contract（一份被看重的合約）, a prized seat in parliamenta prized seat in parliament（國會裡一個被看重的席次） — still 'valued highly,'一樣是『高度重視』 but by a company or a party, not by a grandchild但重視的是一間公司或一個政黨，不是一個孫子.

This is not the same as prize-winning. A prized letter need never have won a contest.

This is not the same as prize-winning這跟prize-winning（得獎）不一樣. A prized letter一封prized letter（被珍視的信） need never have won a contest不必贏過任何比賽.