at the expense of的意思是?

eg:His business was very successful, but it was at the expense of his family life.

热心网友

在这句话中是以...为代价的意思。但是at the expense of 的翻译也要视情况而定。比如 He bought that computer at the expense of his parents.他是用父母的钱买的那台电脑。在这儿，at the expense of 就是指由...支付费用的意思。呵呵，希望对你有所帮助。

热心网友

at the expense of的意思是:1,以...的费用.2,付出...的损失;以...作牺牲.

热心网友

没错 是以......为代价,或者以......为牺牲.

热心网友

呵呵...又学了点知识...多谢...

热心网友

以。。。为代价，可以换为at the cost of .../ at the rate of ...他的生意非常的成功，但这是以家庭的生活为代价的。