extortionate
extortionate — 形容詞
1. much more expensive than is reasonable or fair, often in a way that seems dishon
漫天要價
價格高到不合理、不公平的
much more expensive than is reasonable or fair, often in a way that seems dishonest
The only hotel in town charged extortionate rates after all the others closed down.
鎮上唯一一家旅館在其它旅館都倒閉後，開出了昂貴得離譜的房價。
collocation: extortionate rates / extortionate prices
Lakshmi refused to pay the extortionate fee the mechanic charged for a simple repair.
Lakshmi 拒絕支付技師對一項簡單維修所收取的敲竹槓費用。
collocation: extortionate fee
Chidi thought the restaurant's extortionate charges for bottled water were unfair.
Chidi 覺得那家餐廳對瓶裝水收取昂貴得離譜的費用很不公平。
Tenants said their new landlord demanded extortionate rent increases every six months.
租戶表示新房東每六個月就要求高得離譜的租金漲幅。
Hao was quoted an extortionate fare for a short taxi ride into the city.
Hao 從機場搭計程車進市區，被收了漫天要價的車資。
- exorbitant
Very close in meaning and formality; 'exorbitant' is slightly more neutral, while 'extortionate' more strongly suggests unfairness or dishonesty.
- outrageous
Adds a note of moral shock; suggests the price is not just high but shockingly unfair. Less specific to pricing than 'extortionate'.
- inflated
Suggests the price has been pushed up artificially or unreasonably, often compared to a normal baseline.
- prohibitive
Focuses on the result — the cost is so high that it prevents people from buying or doing something.
- reasonable
A fair and sensible price that most people would accept.
- affordable
Within most people's financial reach; opposite of 'prohibitive' or 'extortionate'.
文法句型
extortionate + noun (price, fee, rent, charge)
be + extortionate
用法筆記
Frequently used to describe prices, fees, rents, or charges that the speaker considers unfair. Stronger and more emotive than 'expensive' or 'costly'; the word carries a moral judgment that the cost is not just high but unreasonable.