pretiosus
οὐκ ἐπιλογιζόμενος ὅτι ἅμα μὲν ὀδύρῃ τὴν ἀναισθησίαν, ἅμα δὲ ἀλγεῖς ἐπὶ σήψεσι καὶ στερήσει τῶν ἡδέων, ὥσπερ εἰς ἕτερον ζῆν ἀποθανούμενος, ἀλλ᾿ οὐκ εἰς παντελῆ μεταβαλῶν ἀναισθησίαν καὶ τὴν αὐτὴν τῇ πρὸ τῆς γενέσεως → you do not consider that you are at one and the same time lamenting your want of sensation, and pained at the idea of your rotting away, and of being deprived of what is pleasant, as if you are to die and live in another state, and not to pass into insensibility complete, and the same as that before you were born
Latin > English
pretiosus pretiosa -um, pretiosior -or -us, pretiosissimus -a -um ADJ :: expensive, costly, of great value, precious; rich in
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prĕtĭōsus: a, um, adj. pretium,
I of great value, valuable, precious.
I Lit.: equus, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89: odores, Col. 3, 8, 4: subiitque argentea proles Auro deterior, fulvo pretiosior aere, Ov. M. 1, 115: ingenium quondam fuerat pretiosius auro, id. Am. 3, 8, 3: res pretiosissimae (opp. vilissimae), Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 91; Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 139: pretiosissimum humani animi opus, id. 7, 29, 30, § 108: nec tamen haec loca sunt ullo pretiosa metallo, rich in, Ov. P. 3, 8, 5.—
II Transf.
A Of great cost, costly, dear, expensive: operaria, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 41: qui sordido vehiculo erubescit, pretioso gloriabitur, Sen. Ep. 87, 4: Thais, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 43: pretioso pretio emere aliquid, dear, high, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 17: fames, which is satisfied at much expense, Mart. 10 96, 9: silentia, dearly bought, id. 5, 69, 7: Albani veteris pretiosa senectus, Juv. 13, 214.—
B That gives a great price, extravagant: pretiosus emptor, Hor. C. 3, 6, 32.— Hence, adv.: prĕtĭōsē, in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly (class.): vasa pretiose caelata, Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 116: pretiose armatus exercitus, Gell. 5, 5, 5: pretiosius sepeliri, Curt. 10, 1, 32.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prĕtĭōsus,⁹ a, um (pretium),
1 précieux, qui a du prix : res pretiosæ Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, objets précieux ; equus pretiosus Cic. Off. 3, 89, cheval de prix ; -sissimus Cic. Fin. 2, 91
2 qui coûte cher : pretiosi odores Col. Rust. 3, 8, 4, parfums coûteux
3 rare qui paie cher : pretiosus emptor Hor. O. 3, 6, 32, acheteur généreux (fastueux) || -ior Ov. Am. 3, 8, 8.
Latin > German (Georges)
pretiōsus, a, um (pretium), kostbar, I) eig. = von hohem Werte, pretiosus servus, Cato fr.: equus pr. (Ggstz. vilis servulus), Cic.: vehiculum (Ggstz. sordidum veh.), Sen.: praeda, Curt.: proles auro deterior, fulvo pretiosior aere, Ov.: quid libertate pretiosius? Plin. ep.: res pretiosissimae, Cic. – m. Abl., Hispania pretiosa metallis, Claud.: nec tamen haec loca sunt ullo pretiosa metallo, Ov. – neutr. pl. subst., pretiosissima rerum suarum, Liv. – II) übtr.: A) kostspielig, teuer, viel Kosten verursachend, Plaut., Cic. fr., Prop. u. Colum. – B) einen hohen Preis aufwendend, emptor, Hor. carm. 3, 6, 32.
Latin > Chinese
pretiosus, a, um. adj. c. s. (pretium.) :: 寳貝者。貴者。— emptor 買貴者。Pretiosi gustus uva 美味之葡萄。
