worth,worthy,worth-while都为adj.意为"值得"。
1. worth: be worth + n. 当名词为金钱时,表示"…… 值得……"
be worth doing sth."……某事值得被做"
The question is not worth discussing again and again.
2. worthy:be worthy of +n.当名词为抽象名词时表示"……值得……"
be worthy to be done "某事值得被做"
The question is not worthy to be discussed againand again.
3. worth-while: be worth-while to do sth "值得做某事"
worth while: It is worth while doing sth
It is worth while sb to do sth.
例题:
It is not ____ to discuss the question again and again.
A.worth;B.worthy;C.worth-while;D.worth while;
答案:C。
解析:由worth的用法可知,此句只适合词组be worth-while to do sth.。因此选C。