
好词典

由 'out-'(超过)和 'weigh'(称重)组成,字面意思是‘在重量上超过’,引申为在重要性或影响上超过。
❶ 指某事物的价值、重要性或影响超过另一事物,常用于比较利弊或优劣时。
“The benefits of the new policy far outweighed the costs.”
(新政策的收益远远超过了成本。)
“Her happiness outweighed all the difficulties she faced.”
(她的快乐超过了她面对的所有困难。)
outweighed by — 表示某事物被另一事物的价值或重要性超过,通常用于比较中。
“The initial costs were quickly outweighed by the long-term savings.”
(初期成本很快被长期节省所超过。)